What color is #B8B2AA?

#B8B2AA is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mercurial. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8B2AA?

The RGB value is 184, 178, 170: 184 red, 178 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8B2AA?

The complementary color is #AAB0B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8B2AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8B2AA color

#B8B2AA rgb(184, 178, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8B2AA is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 69.8% green and 66.7% blue (184, 178, 170).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 9% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Mercurial (#B6B0A9), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.99:1).

#B8B2AA color codes

HEX	`#B8B2AA`
RGB	`rgb(184, 178, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 69.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 9%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 8%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 8%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.85, 0.7, 4.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.85, 4.89, 81.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.942, 44.934, 44.433)`
Decimal	`12104362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8B2AA, 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 #B8B2AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8B2AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.99:1	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 #B8B2AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8b2aa; }
.text { color: #b8b2aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8b2aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 178 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8b2aa, #b7b8aa); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B8B2AA?: #B8B2AA is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mercurial. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8B2AA?: The RGB value is 184, 178, 170: 184 red, 178 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8B2AA?: The complementary color is #AAB0B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8B2AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.