What color is #B8B0AB?

#B8B0AB is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8B0AB?

The RGB value is 184, 176, 171: 184 red, 176 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8B0AB?

The complementary color is #ABB3B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8B0AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8B0AB color

#B8B0AB rgb(184, 176, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8B0AB is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 69% green and 67.1% blue (184, 176, 171).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 8% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 7% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Dove (#B3ADA7), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#B8B0AB color codes

HEX	`#B8B0AB`
RGB	`rgb(184, 176, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 69%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 8%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 7%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.35, 1.95, 3.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.35, 4.07, 61.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.642, 44.182, 44.802)`
Decimal	`12103851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8B0AB, 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 #B8B0AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8B0AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	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 #B8B0AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8b0ab; }
.text { color: #b8b0ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8b0ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 176 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8b0ab, #b8b7ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B8B0AB?: #B8B0AB is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8B0AB?: The RGB value is 184, 176, 171: 184 red, 176 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8B0AB?: The complementary color is #ABB3B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8B0AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.