What color is #B2A897?

#B2A897 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2A897?

The RGB value is 178, 168, 151: 178 red, 168 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2A897?

The complementary color is #97A1B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2A897?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2A897 color

#B2A897 rgb(178, 168, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2A897 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 65.9% green and 59.2% blue (178, 168, 151).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 15% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Sandstone (#AFA696), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.94:1).

#B2A897 color codes

HEX	`#B2A897`
RGB	`rgb(178, 168, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 65.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 15%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 15%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 15%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.26, 0.68, 10.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.26, 10.1, 86.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.948, 39.705, 34.937)`
Decimal	`11708567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2A897, 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 #B2A897	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2A897 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	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 #B2A897 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2a897; }
.text { color: #b2a897; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2a897; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 168 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2a897, #afb297); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B2A897?: #B2A897 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2A897?: The RGB value is 178, 168, 151: 178 red, 168 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2A897?: The complementary color is #97A1B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2A897?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.