What color is #B3A191?

#B3A191 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hickory. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3A191?

The RGB value is 179, 161, 145: 179 red, 161 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3A191?

The complementary color is #91A3B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3A191?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3A191 color

#B3A191 rgb(179, 161, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3A191 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 63.1% green and 56.9% blue (179, 161, 145).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 18% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 19% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Hickory (#B7A28E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#B3A191 color codes

HEX	`#B3A191`
RGB	`rgb(179, 161, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 63.1%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 18%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 19%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 19%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.37, 3.92, 10.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.37, 11.42, 69.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.446, 37.119, 32.027)`
Decimal	`11772305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3A191, 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 #B3A191	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3A191 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #B3A191 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3a191; }
.text { color: #b3a191; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3a191; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 161 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3a191, #b3b291); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B3A191?: #B3A191 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hickory. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3A191?: The RGB value is 179, 161, 145: 179 red, 161 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3A191?: The complementary color is #91A3B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3A191?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.