What color is #B3AB8D?

#B3AB8D is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3AB8D?

The RGB value is 179, 171, 141: 179 red, 171 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3AB8D?

The complementary color is #8D95B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3AB8D?

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.

#B3AB8D color

#B3AB8D rgb(179, 171, 141)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B3AB8D is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 67.1% green and 55.3% blue (179, 171, 141).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 20% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 21% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Bangalore (#BBAA88), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#B3AB8D color codes

HEX	`#B3AB8D`
RGB	`rgb(179, 171, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 67.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 20%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 21%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 21%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.92, -2.12, 16.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.92, 16.65, 97.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.961, 40.633, 31.037)`
Decimal	`11774861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3AB8D, 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 #B3AB8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3AB8D 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 #B3AB8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3ab8d; }
.text { color: #b3ab8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3ab8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 171 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3ab8d, #a8b38d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B3AB8D?: #B3AB8D is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3AB8D?: The RGB value is 179, 171, 141: 179 red, 171 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3AB8D?: The complementary color is #8D95B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3AB8D?: 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.