What color is #B8AEA6?

#B8AEA6 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 #B8AEA6?

The RGB value is 184, 174, 166: 184 red, 174 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8AEA6?

The complementary color is #A6B0B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8AEA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8AEA6 color

#B8AEA6 rgb(184, 174, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8AEA6 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 68.2% green and 65.1% blue (184, 174, 166).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 11% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% 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 9.64:1).

#B8AEA6 color codes

HEX	`#B8AEA6`
RGB	`rgb(184, 174, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 68.2%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 11%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 10%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 10%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.7, 2.17, 5.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.7, 5.8, 68.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.785, 43.216, 42.209)`
Decimal	`12103334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8AEA6, 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 #B8AEA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8AEA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.64:1	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 #B8AEA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8aea6; }
.text { color: #b8aea6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8aea6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 174 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8aea6, #b8b7a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B8AEA6?: #B8AEA6 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 #B8AEA6?: The RGB value is 184, 174, 166: 184 red, 174 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8AEA6?: The complementary color is #A6B0B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8AEA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.