What color is #B2AB91?

#B2AB91 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2AB91?

The RGB value is 178, 171, 145: 178 red, 171 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2AB91?

The complementary color is #9198B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2AB91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2AB91 color

#B2AB91 rgb(178, 171, 145)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B2AB91 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 67.1% green and 56.9% blue (178, 171, 145).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 18% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 19% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#B2AB91 color codes

HEX	`#B2AB91`
RGB	`rgb(178, 171, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 67.1%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 18%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 19%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 19%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.92, -1.89, 14.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.92, 14.43, 97.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.034, 40.636, 32.622)`
Decimal	`11709329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2AB91, 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 #B2AB91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2AB91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	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 #B2AB91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2ab91; }
.text { color: #b2ab91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2ab91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 171 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2ab91, #a9b291); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B2AB91?: #B2AB91 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2AB91?: The RGB value is 178, 171, 145: 178 red, 171 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2AB91?: The complementary color is #9198B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2AB91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.