What color is #B8A2AA?

#B8A2AA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8A2AA?

The RGB value is 184, 162, 170: 184 red, 162 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8A2AA?

The complementary color is #A2B8B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8A2AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8A2AA color

#B8A2AA rgb(184, 162, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8A2AA is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 63.5% green and 66.7% blue (184, 162, 170).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 13% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 8% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#B8A2AA color codes

HEX	`#B8A2AA`
RGB	`rgb(184, 162, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 63.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 13%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 12%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 8%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.7, 9.41, -1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.7, 9.49, 352.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.943, 38.934, 43.433)`
Decimal	`12100266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8A2AA, 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 #B8A2AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8A2AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	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 #B8A2AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8a2aa; }
.text { color: #b8a2aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8a2aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 162 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8a2aa, #b8a5a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B8A2AA?: #B8A2AA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8A2AA?: The RGB value is 184, 162, 170: 184 red, 162 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8A2AA?: The complementary color is #A2B8B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8A2AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.