What color is #B6B2A1?

#B6B2A1 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6B2A1?

The RGB value is 182, 178, 161: 182 red, 178 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6B2A1?

The complementary color is #A1A5B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6B2A1?

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.

#B6B2A1 color

#B6B2A1 rgb(182, 178, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6B2A1 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 69.8% green and 63.1% blue (182, 178, 161).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 13% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ashes to Ashes (#BBB3A2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

#B6B2A1 color codes

HEX	`#B6B2A1`
RGB	`rgb(182, 178, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 69.8%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 13%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 12%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.47, -1.57, 9.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.47, 9.33, 99.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.644, 44.359, 40.08)`
Decimal	`11973281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6B2A1, 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 #B6B2A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6B2A1 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 #B6B2A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6b2a1; }
.text { color: #b6b2a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6b2a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 178 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6b2a1, #b0b6a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B6B2A1?: #B6B2A1 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6B2A1?: The RGB value is 182, 178, 161: 182 red, 178 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6B2A1?: The complementary color is #A1A5B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6B2A1?: 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.