What color is #B2A48F?

#B2A48F is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2A48F?

The RGB value is 178, 164, 143: 178 red, 164 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2A48F?

The complementary color is #8F9DB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2A48F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2A48F color

#B2A48F rgb(178, 164, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2A48F is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 64.3% green and 56.1% blue (178, 164, 143).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 19% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 20% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#B2A48F color codes

HEX	`#B2A48F`
RGB	`rgb(178, 164, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 64.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 19%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 20%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 20%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.02, 1.58, 12.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.02, 12.84, 82.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.593, 38, 31.388)`
Decimal	`11707535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2A48F, 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 #B2A48F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2A48F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #B2A48F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2a48f; }
.text { color: #b2a48f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2a48f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 164 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2a48f, #afb28f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B2A48F?: #B2A48F is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2A48F?: The RGB value is 178, 164, 143: 178 red, 164 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2A48F?: The complementary color is #8F9DB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2A48F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.