What color is #B5AD9A?

#B5AD9A is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5AD9A?

The RGB value is 181, 173, 154: 181 red, 173 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5AD9A?

The complementary color is #9AA2B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5AD9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5AD9A color

#B5AD9A rgb(181, 173, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5AD9A is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 67.8% green and 60.4% blue (181, 173, 154).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 15% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ashes to Ashes (#BBB3A2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#B5AD9A color codes

HEX	`#B5AD9A`
RGB	`rgb(181, 173, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 67.8%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 15%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 15%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 15%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.9, -0.41, 10.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.9, 10.8, 92.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.832, 42.045, 36.583)`
Decimal	`11906458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5AD9A, 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 #B5AD9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5AD9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	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 #B5AD9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5ad9a; }
.text { color: #b5ad9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5ad9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 173 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5ad9a, #b0b59a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B5AD9A?: #B5AD9A is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5AD9A?: The RGB value is 181, 173, 154: 181 red, 173 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5AD9A?: The complementary color is #9AA2B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5AD9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.