What color is #B8A396?

#B8A396 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8A396?

The RGB value is 184, 163, 150: 184 red, 163 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8A396?

The complementary color is #96ABB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8A396?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8A396 color

#B8A396 rgb(184, 163, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8A396 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 63.9% green and 58.8% blue (184, 163, 150).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 19% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 18% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#B8A396 color codes

HEX	`#B8A396`
RGB	`rgb(184, 163, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 63.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 19%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 18%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 18%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.45, 5.52, 9.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.45, 11.03, 60)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.369, 38.588, 34.275)`
Decimal	`12100502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8A396, 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 #B8A396	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8A396 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	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 #B8A396 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8a396; }
.text { color: #b8a396; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8a396; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 163 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8a396, #b8b496); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B8A396?: #B8A396 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8A396?: The RGB value is 184, 163, 150: 184 red, 163 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8A396?: The complementary color is #96ABB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8A396?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.