What color is #B6AA9E?

#B6AA9E 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 #B6AA9E?

The RGB value is 182, 170, 158: 182 red, 170 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6AA9E?

The complementary color is #9EAAB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6AA9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6AA9E color

#B6AA9E rgb(182, 170, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6AA9E is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 66.7% green and 62% blue (182, 170, 158).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 14% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 13% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Desert Dune (#B5AB9C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#B6AA9E color codes

HEX	`#B6AA9E`
RGB	`rgb(182, 170, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 66.7%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 14%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 13%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 13%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.29, 2.24, 7.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.29, 8.05, 73.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.837, 41.164, 38.188)`
Decimal	`11971230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6AA9E, 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 #B6AA9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6AA9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	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 #B6AA9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6aa9e; }
.text { color: #b6aa9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6aa9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 170 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6aa9e, #b6b69e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B6AA9E?: #B6AA9E 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 #B6AA9E?: The RGB value is 182, 170, 158: 182 red, 170 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6AA9E?: The complementary color is #9EAAB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6AA9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.