What color is #B6B0B6?

#B6B0B6 is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6B0B6?

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

What is the complementary color of #B6B0B6?

The complementary color is #B0B6B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6B0B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6B0B6 color

#B6B0B6 rgb(182, 176, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6B0B6 is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 4% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% 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 9.87:1).

#B6B0B6 color codes

HEX	`#B6B0B6`
RGB	`rgb(182, 176, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 69%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 4%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 3%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.48, 3.24, -2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.48, 3.97, 324.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.259, 44.373, 50.533)`
Decimal	`11972790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6B0B6, 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 #B6B0B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6B0B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	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 #B6B0B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6b0b6; }
.text { color: #b6b0b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6b0b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 176 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6b0b6, #b6b0b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B6B0B6?: #B6B0B6 is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6B0B6?: The RGB value is 182, 176, 182: 182 red, 176 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6B0B6?: The complementary color is #B0B6B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6B0B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.