What color is #B6A29C?

#B6A29C is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Martini. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6A29C?

The RGB value is 182, 162, 156: 182 red, 162 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6A29C?

The complementary color is #9CB0B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6A29C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6A29C color

#B6A29C rgb(182, 162, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6A29C is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 63.5% green and 61.2% blue (182, 162, 156).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 15% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 14% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Martini (#B7A8A3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#B6A29C color codes

HEX	`#B6A29C`
RGB	`rgb(182, 162, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 63.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 15%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 14%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 14%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.16, 6.28, 5.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.16, 8.53, 42.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.212, 38.187, 36.804)`
Decimal	`11969180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6A29C, 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 #B6A29C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6A29C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	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 #B6A29C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6a29c; }
.text { color: #b6a29c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6a29c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 162 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6a29c, #b6af9c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B6A29C?: #B6A29C is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Martini. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6A29C?: The RGB value is 182, 162, 156: 182 red, 162 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6A29C?: The complementary color is #9CB0B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6A29C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.