What color is #B1A39C?

#B1A39C is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Martini. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1A39C?

The RGB value is 177, 163, 156: 177 red, 163 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1A39C?

The complementary color is #9CAAB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1A39C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1A39C color

#B1A39C rgb(177, 163, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1A39C is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 63.9% green and 61.2% blue (177, 163, 156).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 12% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Martini (#B7A8A3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#B1A39C color codes

HEX	`#B1A39C`
RGB	`rgb(177, 163, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 63.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 12%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 12%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 12%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.98, 3.86, 5.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.98, 6.69, 54.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.229, 37.942, 36.808)`
Decimal	`11641756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1A39C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B1A39C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1A39C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B1A39C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1a39c; }
.text { color: #b1a39c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1a39c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 163 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1a39c, #b1ad9c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B1A39C?: #B1A39C is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Martini. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1A39C?: The RGB value is 177, 163, 156: 177 red, 163 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1A39C?: The complementary color is #9CAAB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1A39C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.