What color is #B6A3AD?

#B6A3AD 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 #B6A3AD?

The RGB value is 182, 163, 173: 182 red, 163 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6A3AD?

The complementary color is #A3B6AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6A3AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6A3AD color

#B6A3AD rgb(182, 163, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6A3AD is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 63.9% green and 67.8% blue (182, 163, 173).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 12% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#B6A3AD color codes

HEX	`#B6A3AD`
RGB	`rgb(182, 163, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 63.9%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 12%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 10%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 5%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.86, 8.68, -2.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.86, 9.07, 343.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.931, 39.157, 44.982)`
Decimal	`11969453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6A3AD, 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 #B6A3AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6A3AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	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 #B6A3AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6a3ad; }
.text { color: #b6a3ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6a3ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 163 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6a3ad, #b6a3a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B6A3AD?: #B6A3AD 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 #B6A3AD?: The RGB value is 182, 163, 173: 182 red, 163 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6A3AD?: The complementary color is #A3B6AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6A3AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.