What color is #B2A17F?

#B2A17F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2A17F?

The RGB value is 178, 161, 127: 178 red, 161 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2A17F?

The complementary color is #7F90B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2A17F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2A17F color

#B2A17F rgb(178, 161, 127)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B2A17F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 63.1% green and 49.8% blue (178, 161, 127).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 25% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 29% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Bangalore (#BBAA88), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#B2A17F color codes

HEX	`#B2A17F`
RGB	`rgb(178, 161, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 63.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 25%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 29%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 29%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.89, 0.87, 20)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.89, 20.02, 87.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.936, 36.488, 25.277)`
Decimal	`11706751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2A17F, 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 #B2A17F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2A17F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	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 #B2A17F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2a17f; }
.text { color: #b2a17f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2a17f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 161 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2a17f, #aab27f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B2A17F?: #B2A17F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2A17F?: The RGB value is 178, 161, 127: 178 red, 161 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2A17F?: The complementary color is #7F90B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2A17F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.