What color is #B5AFA0?

#B5AFA0 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 #B5AFA0?

The RGB value is 181, 175, 160: 181 red, 175 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5AFA0?

The complementary color is #A0A6B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5AFA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5AFA0 color

#B5AFA0 rgb(181, 175, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5AFA0 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 68.6% green and 62.7% blue (181, 175, 160).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 12% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ashes to Ashes (#BBB3A2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#B5AFA0 color codes

HEX	`#B5AFA0`
RGB	`rgb(181, 175, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 68.6%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 12%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 12%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 12%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.57, -0.5, 8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.57, 8.47, 93.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.731, 43.022, 39.409)`
Decimal	`11906976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5AFA0, 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 #B5AFA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5AFA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	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 #B5AFA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5afa0; }
.text { color: #b5afa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5afa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 175 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5afa0, #b1b5a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5AFA0?: #B5AFA0 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 #B5AFA0?: The RGB value is 181, 175, 160: 181 red, 175 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5AFA0?: The complementary color is #A0A6B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5AFA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.