What color is #B6B3BB?

#B6B3BB 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 #B6B3BB?

The RGB value is 182, 179, 187: 182 red, 179 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6B3BB?

The complementary color is #B8BBB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6B3BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6B3BB color

#B6B3BB rgb(182, 179, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6B3BB is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 70.2% green and 73.3% blue (182, 179, 187).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 6% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.15:1).

#B6B3BB color codes

HEX	`#B6B3BB`
RGB	`rgb(182, 179, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 70.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 6%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 4%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.4, 2.56, -3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.4, 4.49, 304.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.38, 45.773, 53.501)`
Decimal	`11973563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6B3BB, 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 #B6B3BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6B3BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.15:1	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 #B6B3BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6b3bb; }
.text { color: #b6b3bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6b3bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 179 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6b3bb, #bab3bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B6B3BB?: #B6B3BB 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 #B6B3BB?: The RGB value is 182, 179, 187: 182 red, 179 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6B3BB?: The complementary color is #B8BBB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6B3BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.