What color is #B7A293?

#B7A293 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7A293?

The RGB value is 183, 162, 147: 183 red, 162 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7A293?

The complementary color is #93A8B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7A293?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7A293 color

#B7A293 rgb(183, 162, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7A293 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 63.5% green and 57.6% blue (183, 162, 147).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 20% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 20% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#B7A293 color codes

HEX	`#B7A293`
RGB	`rgb(183, 162, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 63.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 20%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 20%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 20%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.03, 5.21, 10.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.03, 11.82, 63.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.715, 38.016, 32.949)`
Decimal	`12034707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7A293, 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 #B7A293	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7A293 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #B7A293 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7a293; }
.text { color: #b7a293; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7a293; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 162 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7a293, #b7b493); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B7A293?: #B7A293 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7A293?: The RGB value is 183, 162, 147: 183 red, 162 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7A293?: The complementary color is #93A8B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7A293?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.