What color is #B6A1AB?

#B6A1AB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6A1AB?

The RGB value is 182, 161, 171: 182 red, 161 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6A1AB?

The complementary color is #A1B6AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6A1AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6A1AB color

#B6A1AB rgb(182, 161, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6A1AB is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 63.1% green and 67.1% blue (182, 161, 171).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 13% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 6% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#B6A1AB color codes

HEX	`#B6A1AB`
RGB	`rgb(182, 161, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 63.1%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 13%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 12%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 6%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.3, 9.42, -2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.3, 9.71, 345.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.386, 38.376, 43.853)`
Decimal	`11968939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6A1AB, 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 #B6A1AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6A1AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	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 #B6A1AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6a1ab; }
.text { color: #b6a1ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6a1ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 161 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6a1ab, #b6a2a1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B6A1AB?: #B6A1AB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6A1AB?: The RGB value is 182, 161, 171: 182 red, 161 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6A1AB?: The complementary color is #A1B6AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6A1AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.