What color is #B49A8D?

#B49A8D is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B49A8D?

The RGB value is 180, 154, 141: 180 red, 154 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B49A8D?

The complementary color is #8DA7B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B49A8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B49A8D color

#B49A8D rgb(180, 154, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B49A8D is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 60.4% green and 55.3% blue (180, 154, 141).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 21% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 22% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#B49A8D color codes

HEX	`#B49A8D`
RGB	`rgb(180, 154, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 60.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 21%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 22%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 22%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.54, 7.53, 10.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.54, 12.83, 54.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.186, 34.739, 30.046)`
Decimal	`11836045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B49A8D, 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 #B49A8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B49A8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #B49A8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b49a8d; }
.text { color: #b49a8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b49a8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 154 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b49a8d, #b4ae8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B49A8D?: #B49A8D is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B49A8D?: The RGB value is 180, 154, 141: 180 red, 154 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B49A8D?: The complementary color is #8DA7B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B49A8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.