What color is #B5ADA1?

#B5ADA1 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 #B5ADA1?

The RGB value is 181, 173, 161: 181 red, 173 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5ADA1?

The complementary color is #A1A9B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5ADA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5ADA1 color

#B5ADA1 rgb(181, 173, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5ADA1 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 67.8% green and 63.1% blue (181, 173, 161).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 12% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Greige (#B2ACA2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#B5ADA1 color codes

HEX	`#B5ADA1`
RGB	`rgb(181, 173, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 67.8%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 12%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 11%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 11%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.07, 0.75, 7.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.07, 7.22, 84.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.432, 42.285, 39.743)`
Decimal	`11906465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5ADA1, 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 #B5ADA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5ADA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	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 #B5ADA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5ada1; }
.text { color: #b5ada1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5ada1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 173 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5ada1, #b3b5a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5ADA1?: #B5ADA1 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 #B5ADA1?: The RGB value is 181, 173, 161: 181 red, 173 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5ADA1?: The complementary color is #A1A9B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5ADA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.