What color is #B6AAC2?

#B6AAC2 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6AAC2?

The RGB value is 182, 170, 194: 182 red, 170 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6AAC2?

The complementary color is #B6C2AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6AAC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6AAC2 color

#B6AAC2 rgb(182, 170, 194)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B6AAC2 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 66.7% green and 76.1% blue (182, 170, 194).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 16% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#B6AAC2 color codes

HEX	`#B6AAC2`
RGB	`rgb(182, 170, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 66.7%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 16%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 12%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 12%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.28, 8.84, -10.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.28, 13.86, 309.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.402, 42.59, 56.963)`
Decimal	`11971266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6AAC2, 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 #B6AAC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6AAC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	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 #B6AAC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6aac2; }
.text { color: #b6aac2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6aac2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 170 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6aac2, #c2aac2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B6AAC2?: #B6AAC2 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6AAC2?: The RGB value is 182, 170, 194: 182 red, 170 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6AAC2?: The complementary color is #B6C2AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6AAC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.