What color is #B4A29A?

#B4A29A is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Martini. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4A29A?

The RGB value is 180, 162, 154: 180 red, 162 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4A29A?

The complementary color is #9AACB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4A29A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4A29A color

#B4A29A rgb(180, 162, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4A29A is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 63.5% green and 60.4% blue (180, 162, 154).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 15% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 14% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Martini (#B7A8A3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#B4A29A color codes

HEX	`#B4A29A`
RGB	`rgb(180, 162, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 63.5%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 15%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 14%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 14%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.93, 5.2, 6.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.93, 8.35, 51.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.575, 37.878, 35.897)`
Decimal	`11838106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4A29A, 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 #B4A29A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4A29A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	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 #B4A29A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4a29a; }
.text { color: #b4a29a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4a29a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 162 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4a29a, #b4af9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B4A29A?: #B4A29A is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Martini. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4A29A?: The RGB value is 180, 162, 154: 180 red, 162 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4A29A?: The complementary color is #9AACB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4A29A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.