What color is #B8ACA3?

#B8ACA3 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Taupedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8ACA3?

The RGB value is 184, 172, 163: 184 red, 172 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8ACA3?

The complementary color is #A3AFB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8ACA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8ACA3 color

#B8ACA3 rgb(184, 172, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8ACA3 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 67.5% green and 63.9% blue (184, 172, 163).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 13% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 11% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Taupedo (#BAAEA8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#B8ACA3 color codes

HEX	`#B8ACA3`
RGB	`rgb(184, 172, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 67.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 13%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 11%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 11%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.1, 2.74, 6.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.1, 6.75, 66.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.13, 42.34, 40.649)`
Decimal	`12102819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8ACA3, 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 #B8ACA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8ACA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	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 #B8ACA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8aca3; }
.text { color: #b8aca3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8aca3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 172 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8aca3, #b8b7a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B8ACA3?: #B8ACA3 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Taupedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8ACA3?: The RGB value is 184, 172, 163: 184 red, 172 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8ACA3?: The complementary color is #A3AFB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8ACA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.