What color is #B6AEB6?

#B6AEB6 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6AEB6?

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

What is the complementary color of #B6AEB6?

The complementary color is #AEB6AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6AEB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6AEB6 color

#B6AEB6 rgb(182, 174, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6AEB6 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 5% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#B6AEB6 color codes

HEX	`#B6AEB6`
RGB	`rgb(182, 174, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 68.2%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 5%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 4%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.96, 4.32, -3.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.96, 5.3, 324.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.87, 43.595, 50.403)`
Decimal	`11972278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6AEB6, 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 #B6AEB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6AEB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	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 #B6AEB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6aeb6; }
.text { color: #b6aeb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6aeb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 174 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6aeb6, #b6aeb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B6AEB6?: #B6AEB6 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6AEB6?: The RGB value is 182, 174, 182: 182 red, 174 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6AEB6?: The complementary color is #AEB6AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6AEB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.