What color is #B6ABAF?

#B6ABAF is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6ABAF?

The RGB value is 182, 171, 175: 182 red, 171 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6ABAF?

The complementary color is #ABB6B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6ABAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6ABAF color

#B6ABAF rgb(182, 171, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6ABAF is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 67.1% green and 68.6% blue (182, 171, 175).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 7% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 4% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#B6ABAF color codes

HEX	`#B6ABAF`
RGB	`rgb(182, 171, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 67.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 7%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 6%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 4%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.99, 4.66, -0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.99, 4.7, 352.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.591, 42.166, 46.497)`
Decimal	`11971503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6ABAF, 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 #B6ABAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6ABAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	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 #B6ABAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6abaf; }
.text { color: #b6abaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6abaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 171 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6abaf, #b6acab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B6ABAF?: #B6ABAF is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6ABAF?: The RGB value is 182, 171, 175: 182 red, 171 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6ABAF?: The complementary color is #ABB6B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6ABAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.