What color is #B3A993?

#B3A993 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3A993?

The RGB value is 179, 169, 147: 179 red, 169 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3A993?

The complementary color is #939DB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3A993?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3A993 color

#B3A993 rgb(179, 169, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3A993 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 66.3% green and 57.6% blue (179, 169, 147).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 17% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 18% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#B3A993 color codes

HEX	`#B3A993`
RGB	`rgb(179, 169, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 66.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 17%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 18%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 18%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.52, -0.12, 12.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.52, 12.66, 90.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.045, 40.067, 33.328)`
Decimal	`11774355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3A993, 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 #B3A993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3A993 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	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 #B3A993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3a993; }
.text { color: #b3a993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3a993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 169 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3a993, #adb393); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3A993?: #B3A993 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3A993?: The RGB value is 179, 169, 147: 179 red, 169 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3A993?: The complementary color is #939DB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3A993?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.