What color is #B1AB8D?

#B1AB8D is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1AB8D?

The RGB value is 177, 171, 141: 177 red, 171 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1AB8D?

The complementary color is #8D93B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1AB8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1AB8D color

#B1AB8D rgb(177, 171, 141)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B1AB8D is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 67.1% green and 55.3% blue (177, 171, 141).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 19% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 20% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#B1AB8D color codes

HEX	`#B1AB8D`
RGB	`rgb(177, 171, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 67.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 19%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 20%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 20%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.75, -2.89, 16.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.75, 16.51, 100.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.502, 40.397, 31.016)`
Decimal	`11643789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1AB8D, 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 #B1AB8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1AB8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	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 #B1AB8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1ab8d; }
.text { color: #b1ab8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1ab8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 171 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1ab8d, #a5b18d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B1AB8D?: #B1AB8D is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1AB8D?: The RGB value is 177, 171, 141: 177 red, 171 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1AB8D?: The complementary color is #8D93B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1AB8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.