What color is #B7ACA5?

#B7ACA5 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Taupedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7ACA5?

The RGB value is 183, 172, 165: 183 red, 172 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7ACA5?

The complementary color is #A5B0B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7ACA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7ACA5 color

#B7ACA5 rgb(183, 172, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7ACA5 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 67.5% green and 64.7% blue (183, 172, 165).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 11% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Taupedo (#BAAEA8), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#B7ACA5 color codes

HEX	`#B7ACA5`
RGB	`rgb(183, 172, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 67.5%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 11%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 10%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 10%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.07, 2.71, 5.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.07, 5.69, 61.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.072, 42.289, 41.589)`
Decimal	`12037285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7ACA5, 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 #B7ACA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7ACA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	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 #B7ACA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7aca5; }
.text { color: #b7aca5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7aca5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 172 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7aca5, #b7b5a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B7ACA5?: #B7ACA5 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Taupedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7ACA5?: The RGB value is 183, 172, 165: 183 red, 172 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7ACA5?: The complementary color is #A5B0B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7ACA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.