What color is #B6A09A?

#B6A09A is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6A09A?

The RGB value is 182, 160, 154: 182 red, 160 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6A09A?

The complementary color is #9AB0B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6A09A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6A09A color

#B6A09A rgb(182, 160, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6A09A is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 62.7% green and 60.4% blue (182, 160, 154).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 16% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 15% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#B6A09A color codes

HEX	`#B6A09A`
RGB	`rgb(182, 160, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 62.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 16%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 15%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 15%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.59, 7.05, 6.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.59, 9.31, 40.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.695, 37.421, 35.803)`
Decimal	`11968666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6A09A, 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 #B6A09A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6A09A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	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 #B6A09A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6a09a; }
.text { color: #b6a09a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6a09a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 160 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6a09a, #b6ae9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B6A09A?: #B6A09A is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6A09A?: The RGB value is 182, 160, 154: 182 red, 160 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6A09A?: The complementary color is #9AB0B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6A09A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.