What color is #B6ACB3?

#B6ACB3 is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6ACB3?

The RGB value is 182, 172, 179: 182 red, 172 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6ACB3?

The complementary color is #ACB6AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6ACB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6ACB3 color

#B6ACB3 rgb(182, 172, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6ACB3 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 67.5% green and 70.2% blue (182, 172, 179).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 6% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 2% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#B6ACB3 color codes

HEX	`#B6ACB3`
RGB	`rgb(182, 172, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 67.5%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 6%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 5%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 2%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.35, 4.85, -2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.35, 5.37, 334.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.179, 42.705, 48.66)`
Decimal	`11971763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6ACB3, 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 #B6ACB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6ACB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	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 #B6ACB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6acb3; }
.text { color: #b6acb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6acb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 172 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6acb3, #b6acae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B6ACB3?: #B6ACB3 is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6ACB3?: The RGB value is 182, 172, 179: 182 red, 172 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6ACB3?: The complementary color is #ACB6AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6ACB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.