What color is #B9AFA1?

#B9AFA1 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Desert Dune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9AFA1?

The RGB value is 185, 175, 161: 185 red, 175 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9AFA1?

The complementary color is #A1ABB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9AFA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9AFA1 color

#B9AFA1 rgb(185, 175, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9AFA1 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 68.6% green and 63.1% blue (185, 175, 161).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 15% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 13% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Desert Dune (#B5AB9C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#B9AFA1 color codes

HEX	`#B9AFA1`
RGB	`rgb(185, 175, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 68.6%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 15%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 13%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 13%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.93, 1.15, 8.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.93, 8.53, 82.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.77, 43.548, 39.916)`
Decimal	`12169121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9AFA1, 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 #B9AFA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9AFA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	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 #B9AFA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9afa1; }
.text { color: #b9afa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9afa1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 175 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9afa1, #b7b9a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B9AFA1?: #B9AFA1 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Desert Dune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9AFA1?: The RGB value is 185, 175, 161: 185 red, 175 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9AFA1?: The complementary color is #A1ABB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9AFA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.