What color is #B2AB99?

#B2AB99 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 #B2AB99?

The RGB value is 178, 171, 153: 178 red, 171 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2AB99?

The complementary color is #99A0B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2AB99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2AB99 color

#B2AB99 rgb(178, 171, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2AB99 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 67.1% green and 60% blue (178, 171, 153).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 14% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 14% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Sandstone (#AFA696), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#B2AB99 color codes

HEX	`#B2AB99`
RGB	`rgb(178, 171, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 67.1%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 14%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 14%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 14%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.1, -0.62, 10.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.1, 10.19, 93.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.672, 40.891, 35.986)`
Decimal	`11709337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2AB99, 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 #B2AB99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2AB99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	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 #B2AB99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2ab99; }
.text { color: #b2ab99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2ab99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 171 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2ab99, #acb299); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B2AB99?: #B2AB99 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 #B2AB99?: The RGB value is 178, 171, 153: 178 red, 171 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2AB99?: The complementary color is #99A0B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2AB99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.