What color is #B6AFA7?

#B6AFA7 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mercurial. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6AFA7?

The RGB value is 182, 175, 167: 182 red, 175 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6AFA7?

The complementary color is #A7AEB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6AFA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6AFA7 color

#B6AFA7 rgb(182, 175, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6AFA7 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 68.6% green and 65.5% blue (182, 175, 167).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 9% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Mercurial (#B6B0A9), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#B6AFA7 color codes

HEX	`#B6AFA7`
RGB	`rgb(182, 175, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 68.6%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 9%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 8%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.82, 1.07, 4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.82, 5.1, 77.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.596, 43.395, 42.737)`
Decimal	`11972519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6AFA7, 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 #B6AFA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6AFA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	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 #B6AFA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6afa7; }
.text { color: #b6afa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6afa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 175 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6afa7, #b6b6a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B6AFA7?: #B6AFA7 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mercurial. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6AFA7?: The RGB value is 182, 175, 167: 182 red, 175 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6AFA7?: The complementary color is #A7AEB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6AFA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.