What color is #B3AC94?

#B3AC94 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3AC94?

The RGB value is 179, 172, 148: 179 red, 172 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3AC94?

The complementary color is #949BB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3AC94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3AC94 color

#B3AC94 rgb(179, 172, 148)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B3AC94 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 67.5% green and 58% blue (179, 172, 148).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 17% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 17% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Ashes to Ashes (#BBB3A2), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#B3AC94 color codes

HEX	`#B3AC94`
RGB	`rgb(179, 172, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 67.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 17%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 17%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 17%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.33, -1.58, 13.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.33, 13.35, 96.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.688, 41.227, 33.931)`
Decimal	`11775124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3AC94, 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 #B3AC94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3AC94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	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 #B3AC94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3ac94; }
.text { color: #b3ac94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3ac94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 172 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3ac94, #aab394); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B3AC94?: #B3AC94 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3AC94?: The RGB value is 179, 172, 148: 179 red, 172 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3AC94?: The complementary color is #949BB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3AC94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.