What color is #B5B6A2?

#B5B6A2 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 #B5B6A2?

The RGB value is 181, 182, 162: 181 red, 182 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5B6A2?

The complementary color is #A3A2B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5B6A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5B6A2 color

#B5B6A2 rgb(181, 182, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5B6A2 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 71.4% green and 63.5% blue (181, 182, 162).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 12% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#B5B6A2 color codes

HEX	`#B5B6A2`
RGB	`rgb(181, 182, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 71.4%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 12%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 11%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 11%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.47, -3.9, 10.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.47, 10.8, 111.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.305, 45.889, 40.804)`
Decimal	`11908770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5B6A2, 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 #B5B6A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5B6A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	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 #B5B6A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5b6a2; }
.text { color: #b5b6a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5b6a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 182 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5b6a2, #abb6a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B5B6A2?: #B5B6A2 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 #B5B6A2?: The RGB value is 181, 182, 162: 181 red, 182 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5B6A2?: The complementary color is #A3A2B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5B6A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.