What color is #B6A9A9?

#B6A9A9 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6A9A9?

The RGB value is 182, 169, 169: 182 red, 169 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6A9A9?

The complementary color is #A9B6B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6A9A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6A9A9 color

#B6A9A9 rgb(182, 169, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6A9A9 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 66.3% green and 66.3% blue (182, 169, 169).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 8% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 7% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.24:1).

#B6A9A9 color codes

HEX	`#B6A9A9`
RGB	`rgb(182, 169, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 66.3%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 8%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 7%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 7%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.31, 4.67, 1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.31, 4.97, 19.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.64, 41.186, 43.337)`
Decimal	`11970985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6A9A9, 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 #B6A9A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6A9A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.24:1	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 #B6A9A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6a9a9; }
.text { color: #b6a9a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6a9a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 169 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6a9a9, #b6b0a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B6A9A9?: #B6A9A9 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6A9A9?: The RGB value is 182, 169, 169: 182 red, 169 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6A9A9?: The complementary color is #A9B6B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6A9A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.