What color is #B3A09F?

#B3A09F is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3A09F?

The RGB value is 179, 160, 159: 179 red, 160 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3A09F?

The complementary color is #9FB2B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3A09F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3A09F color

#B3A09F rgb(179, 160, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3A09F is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 62.7% green and 62.4% blue (179, 160, 159).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 12% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 11% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

#B3A09F color codes

HEX	`#B3A09F`
RGB	`rgb(179, 160, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 62.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 12%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 11%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 11%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.45, 6.76, 3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.45, 7.42, 24.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.419, 37.229, 38.009)`
Decimal	`11772063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3A09F, 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 #B3A09F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3A09F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	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 #B3A09F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3a09f; }
.text { color: #b3a09f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3a09f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 160 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3a09f, #b3aa9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B3A09F?: #B3A09F is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3A09F?: The RGB value is 179, 160, 159: 179 red, 160 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3A09F?: The complementary color is #9FB2B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3A09F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.