What color is #B5AC9A?

#B5AC9A is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Desert Dune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5AC9A?

The RGB value is 181, 172, 154: 181 red, 172 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5AC9A?

The complementary color is #9AA3B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5AC9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5AC9A color

#B5AC9A rgb(181, 172, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5AC9A is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 67.5% green and 60.4% blue (181, 172, 154).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 15% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 15% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Desert Dune (#B5AB9C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#B5AC9A color codes

HEX	`#B5AC9A`
RGB	`rgb(181, 172, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 67.5%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 15%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 15%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 15%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.64, 0.13, 10.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.64, 10.42, 89.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.641, 41.662, 36.519)`
Decimal	`11906202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5AC9A, 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 #B5AC9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5AC9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	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 #B5AC9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5ac9a; }
.text { color: #b5ac9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5ac9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 172 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5ac9a, #b1b59a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B5AC9A?: #B5AC9A is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Desert Dune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5AC9A?: The RGB value is 181, 172, 154: 181 red, 172 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5AC9A?: The complementary color is #9AA3B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5AC9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.