What color is #B9BAA3?

#B9BAA3 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9BAA3?

The RGB value is 185, 186, 163: 185 red, 186 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9BAA3?

The complementary color is #A4A3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9BAA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9BAA3 color

#B9BAA3 rgb(185, 186, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9BAA3 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 72.9% green and 63.9% blue (185, 186, 163).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 14% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#B9BAA3 color codes

HEX	`#B9BAA3`
RGB	`rgb(185, 186, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 72.9%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 14%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 12%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 12%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.87, -4.39, 11.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.87, 12.36, 110.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.177, 48.077, 41.596)`
Decimal	`12171939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9BAA3, 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 #B9BAA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9BAA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	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 #B9BAA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9baa3; }
.text { color: #b9baa3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9baa3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 186 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9baa3, #aebaa3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B9BAA3?: #B9BAA3 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9BAA3?: The RGB value is 185, 186, 163: 185 red, 186 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9BAA3?: The complementary color is #A4A3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9BAA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.