What color is #B8AEAA?

#B8AEAA 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 #B8AEAA?

The RGB value is 184, 174, 170: 184 red, 174 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8AEAA?

The complementary color is #AAB4B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8AEAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8AEAA color

#B8AEAA rgb(184, 174, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8AEAA is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 68.2% green and 66.7% blue (184, 174, 170).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 9% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Taupedo (#BAAEA8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#B8AEAA color codes

HEX	`#B8AEAA`
RGB	`rgb(184, 174, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 68.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 9%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 8%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 8%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.8, 2.86, 3.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.8, 4.39, 49.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.158, 43.365, 44.172)`
Decimal	`12103338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8AEAA, 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 #B8AEAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8AEAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	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 #B8AEAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8aeaa; }
.text { color: #b8aeaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8aeaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 174 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8aeaa, #b8b5aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B8AEAA?: #B8AEAA 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 #B8AEAA?: The RGB value is 184, 174, 170: 184 red, 174 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8AEAA?: The complementary color is #AAB4B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8AEAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.