What color is #B1AE9C?

#B1AE9C 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 #B1AE9C?

The RGB value is 177, 174, 156: 177 red, 174 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1AE9C?

The complementary color is #9C9FB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1AE9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1AE9C color

#B1AE9C rgb(177, 174, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1AE9C is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 68.2% green and 61.2% blue (177, 174, 156).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 12% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#B1AE9C color codes

HEX	`#B1AE9C`
RGB	`rgb(177, 174, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 68.2%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 12%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 12%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.88, -2.11, 9.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.88, 9.85, 102.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.268, 42.02, 37.488)`
Decimal	`11644572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1AE9C, 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 #B1AE9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1AE9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	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 #B1AE9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1ae9c; }
.text { color: #b1ae9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1ae9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 174 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1ae9c, #aab19c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B1AE9C?: #B1AE9C 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 #B1AE9C?: The RGB value is 177, 174, 156: 177 red, 174 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1AE9C?: The complementary color is #9C9FB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1AE9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.