What color is #B4AFA6?

#B4AFA6 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Greige. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4AFA6?

The RGB value is 180, 175, 166: 180 red, 175 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4AFA6?

The complementary color is #A6ABB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4AFA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4AFA6 color

#B4AFA6 rgb(180, 175, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4AFA6 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 68.6% green and 65.1% blue (180, 175, 166).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 9% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Greige (#B2ACA2), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#B4AFA6 color codes

HEX	`#B4AFA6`
RGB	`rgb(180, 175, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 68.6%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 9%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 8%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 8%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.63, 0.16, 5.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.63, 5.24, 88.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.034, 43.117, 42.23)`
Decimal	`11841446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4AFA6, 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 #B4AFA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4AFA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	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 #B4AFA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4afa6; }
.text { color: #b4afa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4afa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 175 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4afa6, #b2b4a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B4AFA6?: #B4AFA6 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Greige. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4AFA6?: The RGB value is 180, 175, 166: 180 red, 175 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4AFA6?: The complementary color is #A6ABB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4AFA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.