What color is #B5A79C?

#B5A79C is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5A79C?

The RGB value is 181, 167, 156: 181 red, 167 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5A79C?

The complementary color is #9CAAB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5A79C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5A79C color

#B5A79C rgb(181, 167, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5A79C is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 65.5% green and 61.2% blue (181, 167, 156).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 14% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Muted Mauve (#B3A9A3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#B5A79C color codes

HEX	`#B5A79C`
RGB	`rgb(181, 167, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 65.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 14%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 14%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 14%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.37, 3.17, 7.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.37, 8.15, 67.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.875, 39.862, 37.092)`
Decimal	`11904924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5A79C, 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 #B5A79C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5A79C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	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 #B5A79C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5a79c; }
.text { color: #b5a79c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5a79c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 167 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5a79c, #b5b39c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B5A79C?: #B5A79C is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5A79C?: The RGB value is 181, 167, 156: 181 red, 167 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5A79C?: The complementary color is #9CAAB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5A79C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.