What color is #B8B2A1?

#B8B2A1 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8B2A1?

The RGB value is 184, 178, 161: 184 red, 178 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8B2A1?

The complementary color is #A1A7B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8B2A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8B2A1 color

#B8B2A1 rgb(184, 178, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8B2A1 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 69.8% green and 63.1% blue (184, 178, 161).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 14% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Ashes to Ashes (#BBB3A2), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.92:1).

#B8B2A1 color codes

HEX	`#B8B2A1`
RGB	`rgb(184, 178, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 69.8%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 14%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 13%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.63, -0.83, 9.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.63, 9.49, 95.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.12, 44.605, 40.102)`
Decimal	`12104353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8B2A1, 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 #B8B2A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8B2A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	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 #B8B2A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8b2a1; }
.text { color: #b8b2a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8b2a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 178 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8b2a1, #b3b8a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B8B2A1?: #B8B2A1 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8B2A1?: The RGB value is 184, 178, 161: 184 red, 178 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8B2A1?: The complementary color is #A1A7B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8B2A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.