What color is #B6ABC0?

#B6ABC0 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6ABC0?

The RGB value is 182, 171, 192: 182 red, 171 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6ABC0?

The complementary color is #B5C0AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6ABC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6ABC0 color

#B6ABC0 rgb(182, 171, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6ABC0 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 67.1% green and 75.3% blue (182, 171, 192).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 14% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#B6ABC0 color codes

HEX	`#B6ABC0`
RGB	`rgb(182, 171, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 67.1%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 14%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 11%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.47, 7.89, -9.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.47, 12.19, 310.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.367, 42.877, 55.85)`
Decimal	`11971520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6ABC0, 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 #B6ABC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6ABC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	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 #B6ABC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6abc0; }
.text { color: #b6abc0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6abc0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 171 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6abc0, #c0abbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B6ABC0?: #B6ABC0 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6ABC0?: The RGB value is 182, 171, 192: 182 red, 171 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6ABC0?: The complementary color is #B5C0AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6ABC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.