What color is #B7A19C?

#B7A19C is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7A19C?

The RGB value is 183, 161, 156: 183 red, 161 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7A19C?

The complementary color is #9CB2B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7A19C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7A19C color

#B7A19C rgb(183, 161, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7A19C is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 63.1% green and 61.2% blue (183, 161, 156).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 16% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 15% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#B7A19C color codes

HEX	`#B7A19C`
RGB	`rgb(183, 161, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 63.1%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 16%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 15%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 15%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.99, 7.2, 5.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.99, 9.09, 37.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.274, 37.958, 36.757)`
Decimal	`12034460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7A19C, 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 #B7A19C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7A19C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	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 #B7A19C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7a19c; }
.text { color: #b7a19c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7a19c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 161 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7a19c, #b7af9c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B7A19C?: #B7A19C is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7A19C?: The RGB value is 183, 161, 156: 183 red, 161 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7A19C?: The complementary color is #9CB2B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7A19C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.