What color is #B7B0A2?

#B7B0A2 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Silver Lining. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7B0A2?

The RGB value is 183, 176, 162: 183 red, 176 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7B0A2?

The complementary color is #A2A9B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7B0A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7B0A2 color

#B7B0A2 rgb(183, 176, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7B0A2 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 69% green and 63.5% blue (183, 176, 162).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 13% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Silver Lining (#B8B1A5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#B7B0A2 color codes

HEX	`#B7B0A2`
RGB	`rgb(183, 176, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 69%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 13%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 11%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 11%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.05, 0.04, 8.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.05, 8.06, 89.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.575, 43.727, 40.425)`
Decimal	`12038306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7B0A2, 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 #B7B0A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7B0A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #B7B0A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7b0a2; }
.text { color: #b7b0a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7b0a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 176 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7b0a2, #b3b7a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B7B0A2?: #B7B0A2 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Silver Lining. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7B0A2?: The RGB value is 183, 176, 162: 183 red, 176 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7B0A2?: The complementary color is #A2A9B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7B0A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.