What color is #B4998F?

#B4998F is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4998F?

The RGB value is 180, 153, 143: 180 red, 153 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4998F?

The complementary color is #8FAAB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4998F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4998F color

#B4998F rgb(180, 153, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4998F is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 60% green and 56.1% blue (180, 153, 143).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 20% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 21% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#B4998F color codes

HEX	`#B4998F`
RGB	`rgb(180, 153, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 60%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 20%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 21%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 21%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.33, 8.39, 8.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.33, 12.28, 46.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.172, 34.47, 30.782)`
Decimal	`11835791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4998F, 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 #B4998F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4998F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #B4998F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4998f; }
.text { color: #b4998f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4998f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 153 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4998f, #b4ab8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B4998F?: #B4998F is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4998F?: The RGB value is 180, 153, 143: 180 red, 153 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4998F?: The complementary color is #8FAAB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4998F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.