What color is #B9ABA0?

#B9ABA0 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9ABA0?

The RGB value is 185, 171, 160: 185 red, 171 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9ABA0?

The complementary color is #A0AEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9ABA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9ABA0 color

#B9ABA0 rgb(185, 171, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9ABA0 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 67.1% green and 62.7% blue (185, 171, 160).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 15% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom (#BDACA3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#B9ABA0 color codes

HEX	`#B9ABA0`
RGB	`rgb(185, 171, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 67.1%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 15%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 14%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 14%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.86, 3.15, 7.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.86, 8.11, 67.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.915, 41.979, 39.198)`
Decimal	`12168096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9ABA0, 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 #B9ABA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9ABA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	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 #B9ABA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9aba0; }
.text { color: #b9aba0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9aba0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 171 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9aba0, #b9b7a0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B9ABA0?: #B9ABA0 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9ABA0?: The RGB value is 185, 171, 160: 185 red, 171 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9ABA0?: The complementary color is #A0AEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9ABA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.