What color is #B1A59E?

#B1A59E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1A59E?

The RGB value is 177, 165, 158: 177 red, 165 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1A59E?

The complementary color is #9EAAB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1A59E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1A59E color

#B1A59E rgb(177, 165, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1A59E is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 64.7% green and 62% blue (177, 165, 158).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 11% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 11% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Muted Mauve (#B3A9A3), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#B1A59E color codes

HEX	`#B1A59E`
RGB	`rgb(177, 165, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 64.7%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 11%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 11%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 11%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.55, 3.11, 5.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.55, 6.04, 59.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.758, 38.727, 37.827)`
Decimal	`11642270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1A59E, 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 #B1A59E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1A59E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	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 #B1A59E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1a59e; }
.text { color: #b1a59e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1a59e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 165 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1a59e, #b1af9e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B1A59E?: #B1A59E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1A59E?: The RGB value is 177, 165, 158: 177 red, 165 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1A59E?: The complementary color is #9EAAB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1A59E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.