What color is #B4B6AD?

#B4B6AD is a gray, closest to the named color Magnetic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4B6AD?

The RGB value is 180, 182, 173: 180 red, 182 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4B6AD?

The complementary color is #AFADB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4B6AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4B6AD color

#B4B6AD rgb(180, 182, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4B6AD is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 71.4% green and 67.8% blue (180, 182, 173).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 6% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Magnetic (#B2B5AF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#B4B6AD color codes

HEX	`#B4B6AD`
RGB	`rgb(180, 182, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 71.4%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 6%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 5%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.66, -2.35, 4.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.66, 4.93, 118.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.092, 46.176, 46.17)`
Decimal	`11843245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4B6AD, 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 #B4B6AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4B6AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	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 #B4B6AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4b6ad; }
.text { color: #b4b6ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4b6ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 182 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4b6ad, #b0b6ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B4B6AD?: #B4B6AD is a gray, closest to the named color Magnetic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4B6AD?: The RGB value is 180, 182, 173: 180 red, 182 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4B6AD?: The complementary color is #AFADB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4B6AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.