What color is #B2A496?

#B2A496 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Desert Dune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2A496?

The RGB value is 178, 164, 150: 178 red, 164 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2A496?

The complementary color is #96A4B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2A496?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2A496 color

#B2A496 rgb(178, 164, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2A496 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 64.3% green and 58.8% blue (178, 164, 150).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 15% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Desert Dune (#B5AB9C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#B2A496 color codes

HEX	`#B2A496`
RGB	`rgb(178, 164, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 64.3%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 15%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 16%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 16%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.18, 2.69, 9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.18, 9.49, 73.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.14, 38.219, 34.269)`
Decimal	`11707542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2A496, 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 #B2A496	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2A496 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	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 #B2A496 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2a496; }
.text { color: #b2a496; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2a496; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 164 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2a496, #b2b296); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B2A496?: #B2A496 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Desert Dune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2A496?: The RGB value is 178, 164, 150: 178 red, 164 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2A496?: The complementary color is #96A4B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2A496?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.