What color is #B2AAA3?

#B2AAA3 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2AAA3?

The RGB value is 178, 170, 163: 178 red, 170 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2AAA3?

The complementary color is #A3ABB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2AAA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2AAA3 color

#B2AAA3 rgb(178, 170, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2AAA3 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 66.7% green and 63.9% blue (178, 170, 163).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 9% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Dove (#B3ADA7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#B2AAA3 color codes

HEX	`#B2AAA3`
RGB	`rgb(178, 170, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 66.7%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 9%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 8%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.08, 1.62, 4.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.08, 4.9, 70.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.345, 40.859, 40.457)`
Decimal	`11709091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2AAA3, 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 #B2AAA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2AAA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	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 #B2AAA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2aaa3; }
.text { color: #b2aaa3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2aaa3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 170 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2aaa3, #b2b2a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B2AAA3?: #B2AAA3 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2AAA3?: The RGB value is 178, 170, 163: 178 red, 170 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2AAA3?: The complementary color is #A3ABB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2AAA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.