What color is #B6AEC2?

#B6AEC2 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6AEC2?

The RGB value is 182, 174, 194: 182 red, 174 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6AEC2?

The complementary color is #BAC2AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6AEC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6AEC2 color

#B6AEC2 rgb(182, 174, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6AEC2 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 68.2% green and 76.1% blue (182, 174, 194).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 14% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#B6AEC2 color codes

HEX	`#B6AEC2`
RGB	`rgb(182, 174, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 68.2%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 14%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 10%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 10%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.3, 6.65, -9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.3, 11.31, 306.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.163, 44.112, 57.216)`
Decimal	`11972290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6AEC2, 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 #B6AEC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6AEC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	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 #B6AEC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6aec2; }
.text { color: #b6aec2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6aec2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 174 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6aec2, #c0aec2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B6AEC2?: #B6AEC2 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6AEC2?: The RGB value is 182, 174, 194: 182 red, 174 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6AEC2?: The complementary color is #BAC2AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6AEC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.