What color is #B1ABA0?

#B1ABA0 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Greige. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1ABA0?

The RGB value is 177, 171, 160: 177 red, 171 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1ABA0?

The complementary color is #A0A6B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1ABA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1ABA0 color

#B1ABA0 rgb(177, 171, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1ABA0 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 67.1% green and 62.7% blue (177, 171, 160).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 10% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Greige (#B2ACA2), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

#B1ABA0 color codes

HEX	`#B1ABA0`
RGB	`rgb(177, 171, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 67.1%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 10%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 10%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 10%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.18, 0.19, 6.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.18, 6.43, 88.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.039, 41.011, 39.11)`
Decimal	`11643808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1ABA0, 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 #B1ABA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1ABA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	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 #B1ABA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1aba0; }
.text { color: #b1aba0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1aba0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 171 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1aba0, #afb1a0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B1ABA0?: #B1ABA0 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Greige. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1ABA0?: The RGB value is 177, 171, 160: 177 red, 171 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1ABA0?: The complementary color is #A0A6B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1ABA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.