What color is #B8AFA9?

#B8AFA9 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 #B8AFA9?

The RGB value is 184, 175, 169: 184 red, 175 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8AFA9?

The complementary color is #A9B2B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8AFA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8AFA9 color

#B8AFA9 rgb(184, 175, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8AFA9 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 68.6% green and 66.3% blue (184, 175, 169).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 10% 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 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#B8AFA9 color codes

HEX	`#B8AFA9`
RGB	`rgb(184, 175, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 68.6%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 10%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 8%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 8%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.04, 2.14, 4.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.04, 4.73, 63.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.258, 43.715, 43.74)`
Decimal	`12103593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8AFA9, 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 #B8AFA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8AFA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	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 #B8AFA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8afa9; }
.text { color: #b8afa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8afa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 175 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8afa9, #b8b7a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B8AFA9?: #B8AFA9 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 #B8AFA9?: The RGB value is 184, 175, 169: 184 red, 175 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8AFA9?: The complementary color is #A9B2B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8AFA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.