What color is #B1AC9A?

#B1AC9A is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1AC9A?

The RGB value is 177, 172, 154: 177 red, 172 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1AC9A?

The complementary color is #9A9FB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1AC9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1AC9A color

#B1AC9A rgb(177, 172, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1AC9A is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 67.5% green and 60.4% blue (177, 172, 154).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 13% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.24:1).

#B1AC9A color codes

HEX	`#B1AC9A`
RGB	`rgb(177, 172, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 67.5%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 13%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 13%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.31, -1.37, 9.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.31, 9.99, 97.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.716, 41.186, 36.476)`
Decimal	`11644058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1AC9A, 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 #B1AC9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1AC9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.24:1	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 #B1AC9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1ac9a; }
.text { color: #b1ac9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1ac9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 172 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1ac9a, #aab19a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B1AC9A?: #B1AC9A is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1AC9A?: The RGB value is 177, 172, 154: 177 red, 172 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1AC9A?: The complementary color is #9A9FB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1AC9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.