What color is #B7A797?

#B7A797 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hickory. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7A797?

The RGB value is 183, 167, 151: 183 red, 167 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7A797?

The complementary color is #97A7B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7A797?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7A797 color

#B7A797 rgb(183, 167, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7A797 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 65.5% green and 59.2% blue (183, 167, 151).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 18% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 17% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Hickory (#B7A28E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#B7A797 color codes

HEX	`#B7A797`
RGB	`rgb(183, 167, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 65.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 18%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 17%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 17%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.43, 3.11, 10.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.43, 10.83, 73.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.933, 39.94, 34.93)`
Decimal	`12035991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7A797, 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 #B7A797	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7A797 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	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 #B7A797 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7a797; }
.text { color: #b7a797; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7a797; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 167 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7a797, #b7b797); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B7A797?: #B7A797 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hickory. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7A797?: The RGB value is 183, 167, 151: 183 red, 167 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7A797?: The complementary color is #97A7B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7A797?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.