What color is #B5B6B8?

#B5B6B8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Wolfram. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5B6B8?

The RGB value is 181, 182, 184: 181 red, 182 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5B6B8?

The complementary color is #B8B7B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5B6B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5B6B8 color

#B5B6B8 rgb(181, 182, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5B6B8 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 71.4% green and 72.2% blue (181, 182, 184).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 2% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Wolfram (#B5B6B7), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#B5B6B8 color codes

HEX	`#B5B6B8`
RGB	`rgb(181, 182, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 71.4%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 2%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 2%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.02, 0.03, -1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.02, 1.14, 271.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.434, 46.74, 52.019)`
Decimal	`11908792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5B6B8, 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 #B5B6B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5B6B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	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 #B5B6B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5b6b8; }
.text { color: #b5b6b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5b6b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 182 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5b6b8, #b5b5b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5B6B8?: #B5B6B8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Wolfram. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5B6B8?: The RGB value is 181, 182, 184: 181 red, 182 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5B6B8?: The complementary color is #B8B7B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5B6B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.