What color is #B2A798?

#B2A798 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 #B2A798?

The RGB value is 178, 167, 152: 178 red, 167 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2A798?

The complementary color is #98A3B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2A798?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2A798 color

#B2A798 rgb(178, 167, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2A798 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 65.5% green and 59.6% blue (178, 167, 152).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 14% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Desert Dune (#B5AB9C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#B2A798 color codes

HEX	`#B2A798`
RGB	`rgb(178, 167, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 65.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 14%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 15%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 15%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.02, 1.39, 9.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.02, 9.29, 81.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.846, 39.37, 35.305)`
Decimal	`11708312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2A798, 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 #B2A798	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2A798 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	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 #B2A798 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2a798; }
.text { color: #b2a798; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2a798; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 167 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2a798, #b0b298); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B2A798?: #B2A798 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 #B2A798?: The RGB value is 178, 167, 152: 178 red, 167 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2A798?: The complementary color is #98A3B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2A798?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.