What color is #B6AFB1?

#B6AFB1 is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6AFB1?

The RGB value is 182, 175, 177: 182 red, 175 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6AFB1?

The complementary color is #AFB6B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6AFB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6AFB1 color

#B6AFB1 rgb(182, 175, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6AFB1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 68.6% green and 69.4% blue (182, 175, 177).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 5% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#B6AFB1 color codes

HEX	`#B6AFB1`
RGB	`rgb(182, 175, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 68.6%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 5%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 4%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 3%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.08, 2.85, -0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.08, 2.86, 357.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.556, 43.78, 47.795)`
Decimal	`11972529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6AFB1, 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 #B6AFB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6AFB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	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 #B6AFB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6afb1; }
.text { color: #b6afb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6afb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 175 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6afb1, #b6b1af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B6AFB1?: #B6AFB1 is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6AFB1?: The RGB value is 182, 175, 177: 182 red, 175 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6AFB1?: The complementary color is #AFB6B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6AFB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.