What color is #B3ACA1?

#B3ACA1 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Greige. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3ACA1?

The RGB value is 179, 172, 161: 179 red, 172 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3ACA1?

The complementary color is #A1A8B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3ACA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3ACA1 color

#B3ACA1 rgb(179, 172, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3ACA1 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 67.5% green and 63.1% blue (179, 172, 161).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 11% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 10% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Greige (#B2ACA2), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#B3ACA1 color codes

HEX	`#B3ACA1`
RGB	`rgb(179, 172, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 67.5%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 11%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 10%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 10%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.64, 0.55, 6.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.64, 6.57, 85.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.775, 41.662, 39.658)`
Decimal	`11775137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3ACA1, 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 #B3ACA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3ACA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	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 #B3ACA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3aca1; }
.text { color: #b3aca1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3aca1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 172 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3aca1, #b1b3a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3ACA1?: #B3ACA1 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Greige. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3ACA1?: The RGB value is 179, 172, 161: 179 red, 172 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3ACA1?: The complementary color is #A1A8B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3ACA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.