What color is #B8A19D?

#B8A19D is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8A19D?

The RGB value is 184, 161, 157: 184 red, 161 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8A19D?

The complementary color is #9DB4B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8A19D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8A19D color

#B8A19D rgb(184, 161, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8A19D is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 63.1% green and 61.6% blue (184, 161, 157).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 16% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 15% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#B8A19D color codes

HEX	`#B8A19D`
RGB	`rgb(184, 161, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 63.1%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 16%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 15%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 15%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.11, 7.74, 5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.11, 9.31, 33.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.598, 38.115, 37.216)`
Decimal	`12099997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8A19D, 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 #B8A19D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8A19D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	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 #B8A19D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8a19d; }
.text { color: #b8a19d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8a19d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 161 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8a19d, #b8af9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B8A19D?: #B8A19D is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8A19D?: The RGB value is 184, 161, 157: 184 red, 161 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8A19D?: The complementary color is #9DB4B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8A19D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.