What color is #B8A49C?

#B8A49C is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Martini. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8A49C?

The RGB value is 184, 164, 156: 184 red, 164 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8A49C?

The complementary color is #9CB0B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8A49C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8A49C color

#B8A49C rgb(184, 164, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8A49C is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 64.3% green and 61.2% blue (184, 164, 156).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 16% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Martini (#B7A8A3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#B8A49C color codes

HEX	`#B8A49C`
RGB	`rgb(184, 164, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 64.3%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 16%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 15%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 15%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.85, 5.93, 6.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.85, 9.03, 48.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.043, 39.142, 36.945)`
Decimal	`12100764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8A49C, 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 #B8A49C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8A49C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	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 #B8A49C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8a49c; }
.text { color: #b8a49c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8a49c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 164 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8a49c, #b8b29c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B8A49C?: #B8A49C is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Martini. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8A49C?: The RGB value is 184, 164, 156: 184 red, 164 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8A49C?: The complementary color is #9CB0B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8A49C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.