What color is #B6AEA2?

#B6AEA2 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Silver Lining. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6AEA2?

The RGB value is 182, 174, 162: 182 red, 174 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6AEA2?

The complementary color is #A2AAB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6AEA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6AEA2 color

#B6AEA2 rgb(182, 174, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6AEA2 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 68.2% green and 63.5% blue (182, 174, 162).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 12% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Silver Lining (#B8B1A5), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#B6AEA2 color codes

HEX	`#B6AEA2`
RGB	`rgb(182, 174, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 68.2%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 12%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 11%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 11%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.44, 0.75, 7.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.44, 7.21, 84.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.948, 42.826, 40.285)`
Decimal	`11972258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6AEA2, 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 #B6AEA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6AEA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	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 #B6AEA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6aea2; }
.text { color: #b6aea2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6aea2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 174 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6aea2, #b4b6a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #B6AEA2?: #B6AEA2 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Silver Lining. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6AEA2?: The RGB value is 182, 174, 162: 182 red, 174 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6AEA2?: The complementary color is #A2AAB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6AEA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.