What color is #B9A093?

#B9A093 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9A093?

The RGB value is 185, 160, 147: 185 red, 160 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9A093?

The complementary color is #93ACB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9A093?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9A093 color

#B9A093 rgb(185, 160, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9A093 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 62.7% green and 57.6% blue (185, 160, 147).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 21% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 21% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#B9A093 color codes

HEX	`#B9A093`
RGB	`rgb(185, 160, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 62.7%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 21%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 21%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 21%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.7, 7.07, 10.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.7, 12.38, 55.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.845, 37.564, 32.855)`
Decimal	`12165267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9A093, 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 #B9A093	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9A093 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	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 #B9A093 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9a093; }
.text { color: #b9a093; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9a093; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 160 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9a093, #b9b393); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B9A093?: #B9A093 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9A093?: The RGB value is 185, 160, 147: 185 red, 160 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9A093?: The complementary color is #93ACB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9A093?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.