What color is #B7AD9F?

#B7AD9F 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 #B7AD9F?

The RGB value is 183, 173, 159: 183 red, 173 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7AD9F?

The complementary color is #9FA9B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7AD9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7AD9F color

#B7AD9F rgb(183, 173, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7AD9F is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 67.8% green and 62.4% blue (183, 173, 159).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 14% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 13% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Desert Dune (#B5AB9C), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

#B7AD9F color codes

HEX	`#B7AD9F`
RGB	`rgb(183, 173, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 67.8%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 14%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 13%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 13%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.19, 1.16, 8.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.19, 8.55, 82.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.73, 42.458, 38.844)`
Decimal	`12037535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7AD9F, 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 #B7AD9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7AD9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	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 #B7AD9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7ad9f; }
.text { color: #b7ad9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7ad9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 173 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7ad9f, #b5b79f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B7AD9F?: #B7AD9F 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 #B7AD9F?: The RGB value is 183, 173, 159: 183 red, 173 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7AD9F?: The complementary color is #9FA9B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7AD9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.