What color is #B3AC97?

#B3AC97 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3AC97?

The RGB value is 179, 172, 151: 179 red, 172 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3AC97?

The complementary color is #979EB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3AC97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3AC97 color

#B3AC97 rgb(179, 172, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3AC97 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 67.5% green and 59.2% blue (179, 172, 151).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 16% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Ashes to Ashes (#BBB3A2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#B3AC97 color codes

HEX	`#B3AC97`
RGB	`rgb(179, 172, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 67.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 16%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 16%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.4, -1.1, 11.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.4, 11.76, 95.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.928, 41.324, 35.198)`
Decimal	`11775127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3AC97, 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 #B3AC97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3AC97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	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 #B3AC97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3ac97; }
.text { color: #b3ac97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3ac97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 172 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3ac97, #acb397); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B3AC97?: #B3AC97 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3AC97?: The RGB value is 179, 172, 151: 179 red, 172 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3AC97?: The complementary color is #979EB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3AC97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.