What color is #B2A7A3?

#B2A7A3 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2A7A3?

The RGB value is 178, 167, 163: 178 red, 167 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2A7A3?

The complementary color is #A3AEB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2A7A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2A7A3 color

#B2A7A3 rgb(178, 167, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2A7A3 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 65.5% green and 63.9% blue (178, 167, 163).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 9% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Muted Mauve (#B3A9A3), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.95:1).

#B2A7A3 color codes

HEX	`#B2A7A3`
RGB	`rgb(178, 167, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 65.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 9%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 8%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.29, 3.25, 3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.29, 4.77, 47.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.789, 39.747, 40.272)`
Decimal	`11708323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2A7A3, 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 #B2A7A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2A7A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.95:1	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 #B2A7A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2a7a3; }
.text { color: #b2a7a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2a7a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 167 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2a7a3, #b2afa3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B2A7A3?: #B2A7A3 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2A7A3?: The RGB value is 178, 167, 163: 178 red, 167 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2A7A3?: The complementary color is #A3AEB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2A7A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.