What color is #B6AAA7?

#B6AAA7 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 #B6AAA7?

The RGB value is 182, 170, 167: 182 red, 170 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6AAA7?

The complementary color is #A7B3B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6AAA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6AAA7 color

#B6AAA7 rgb(182, 170, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6AAA7 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 66.7% green and 65.5% blue (182, 170, 167).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 9% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 8% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Martini (#B7A8A3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#B6AAA7 color codes

HEX	`#B6AAA7`
RGB	`rgb(182, 170, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 66.7%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 9%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 8%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 8%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.51, 3.78, 3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.51, 4.88, 39.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.64, 41.485, 42.418)`
Decimal	`11971239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6AAA7, 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 #B6AAA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6AAA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	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 #B6AAA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6aaa7; }
.text { color: #b6aaa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6aaa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 170 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6aaa7, #b6b2a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B6AAA7?: #B6AAA7 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 #B6AAA7?: The RGB value is 182, 170, 167: 182 red, 170 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6AAA7?: The complementary color is #A7B3B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6AAA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.