What color is #B6B0B1?

#B6B0B1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6B0B1?

The RGB value is 182, 176, 177: 182 red, 176 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6B0B1?

The complementary color is #B0B6B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6B0B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6B0B1 color

#B6B0B1 rgb(182, 176, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6B0B1 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 69% green and 69.4% blue (182, 176, 177).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 4% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#B6B0B1 color codes

HEX	`#B6B0B1`
RGB	`rgb(182, 176, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 69%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 4%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 3%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 3%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.34, 2.31, 0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.34, 2.32, 6.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.751, 44.17, 47.86)`
Decimal	`11972785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6B0B1, 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 #B6B0B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6B0B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	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 #B6B0B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6b0b1; }
.text { color: #b6b0b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6b0b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 176 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6b0b1, #b6b2b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B6B0B1?: #B6B0B1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6B0B1?: The RGB value is 182, 176, 177: 182 red, 176 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6B0B1?: The complementary color is #B0B6B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6B0B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.