What color is #B3AD9B?

#B3AD9B 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 #B3AD9B?

The RGB value is 179, 173, 155: 179 red, 173 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3AD9B?

The complementary color is #9BA1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3AD9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3AD9B color

#B3AD9B rgb(179, 173, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3AD9B is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 67.8% green and 60.8% blue (179, 173, 155).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 14% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Ashes to Ashes (#BBB3A2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.37:1).

#B3AD9B color codes

HEX	`#B3AD9B`
RGB	`rgb(179, 173, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 67.8%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 14%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 13%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.76, -0.99, 10.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.76, 10.07, 95.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.45, 41.838, 37.001)`
Decimal	`11775387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3AD9B, 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 #B3AD9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3AD9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.37:1	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 #B3AD9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3ad9b; }
.text { color: #b3ad9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3ad9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 173 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3ad9b, #adb39b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3AD9B?: #B3AD9B 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 #B3AD9B?: The RGB value is 179, 173, 155: 179 red, 173 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3AD9B?: The complementary color is #9BA1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3AD9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.