What color is #B2988C?

#B2988C is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2988C?

The RGB value is 178, 152, 140: 178 red, 152 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2988C?

The complementary color is #8CA6B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2988C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2988C color

#B2988C rgb(178, 152, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2988C is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 59.6% green and 54.9% blue (178, 152, 140).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 20% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 21% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#B2988C color codes

HEX	`#B2988C`
RGB	`rgb(178, 152, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 59.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 20%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 21%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 21%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.82, 7.71, 9.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.82, 12.54, 52.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.322, 33.816, 29.525)`
Decimal	`11704460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2988C, 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 #B2988C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2988C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #B2988C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2988c; }
.text { color: #b2988c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2988c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 152 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2988c, #b2ab8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B2988C?: #B2988C is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2988C?: The RGB value is 178, 152, 140: 178 red, 152 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2988C?: The complementary color is #8CA6B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2988C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.