What color is #B6AAA0?

#B6AAA0 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6AAA0?

The RGB value is 182, 170, 160: 182 red, 170 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6AAA0?

The complementary color is #A0ACB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6AAA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6AAA0 color

#B6AAA0 rgb(182, 170, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6AAA0 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 66.7% green and 62.7% blue (182, 170, 160).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 13% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Muted Mauve (#B3A9A3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#B6AAA0 color codes

HEX	`#B6AAA0`
RGB	`rgb(182, 170, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 66.7%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 13%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 12%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 12%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.34, 2.58, 6.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.34, 7.18, 68.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.011, 41.233, 39.102)`
Decimal	`11971232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6AAA0, 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 #B6AAA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6AAA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	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 #B6AAA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6aaa0; }
.text { color: #b6aaa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6aaa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 170 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6aaa0, #b6b5a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B6AAA0?: #B6AAA0 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6AAA0?: The RGB value is 182, 170, 160: 182 red, 170 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6AAA0?: The complementary color is #A0ACB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6AAA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.