What color is #B3AE96?

#B3AE96 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3AE96?

The RGB value is 179, 174, 150: 179 red, 174 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3AE96?

The complementary color is #969BB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3AE96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3AE96 color

#B3AE96 rgb(179, 174, 150)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B3AE96 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 68.2% green and 58.8% blue (179, 174, 150).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 16% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#B3AE96 color codes

HEX	`#B3AE96`
RGB	`rgb(179, 174, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 68.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 16%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 16%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.91, -2.34, 12.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.91, 13.18, 100.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.231, 42.058, 34.9)`
Decimal	`11775638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3AE96, 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 #B3AE96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3AE96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	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 #B3AE96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3ae96; }
.text { color: #b3ae96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3ae96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 174 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3ae96, #a9b396); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B3AE96?: #B3AE96 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3AE96?: The RGB value is 179, 174, 150: 179 red, 174 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3AE96?: The complementary color is #969BB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3AE96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.