What color is #B9B3AA?

#B9B3AA 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 #B9B3AA?

The RGB value is 185, 179, 170: 185 red, 179 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9B3AA?

The complementary color is #AAB0B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9B3AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9B3AA color

#B9B3AA rgb(185, 179, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9B3AA is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 70.2% green and 66.7% blue (185, 179, 170).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 10% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mercurial (#B6B0A9), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#B9B3AA color codes

HEX	`#B9B3AA`
RGB	`rgb(185, 179, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 70.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 10%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 8%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.19, 0.52, 5.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.19, 5.37, 84.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.383, 45.457, 44.511)`
Decimal	`12170154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9B3AA, 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 #B9B3AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9B3AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	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 #B9B3AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9b3aa; }
.text { color: #b9b3aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9b3aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 179 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9b3aa, #b8b9aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B9B3AA?: #B9B3AA 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 #B9B3AA?: The RGB value is 185, 179, 170: 185 red, 179 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9B3AA?: The complementary color is #AAB0B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9B3AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.