What color is #B6B4AE?

#B6B4AE is a gray, closest to the named color Burnt Letters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6B4AE?

The RGB value is 182, 180, 174: 182 red, 180 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6B4AE?

The complementary color is #AEB0B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6B4AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6B4AE color

#B6B4AE rgb(182, 180, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6B4AE is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 70.6% green and 68.2% blue (182, 180, 174).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 5% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Letters (#B8B5AD), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#B6B4AE color codes

HEX	`#B6B4AE`
RGB	`rgb(182, 180, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 70.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 5%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 4%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.31, -0.39, 3.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.31, 3.33, 96.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.252, 45.644, 46.568)`
Decimal	`11973806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6B4AE, 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 #B6B4AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6B4AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	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 #B6B4AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6b4ae; }
.text { color: #b6b4ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6b4ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 180 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6b4ae, #b4b6ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B6B4AE?: #B6B4AE is a gray, closest to the named color Burnt Letters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6B4AE?: The RGB value is 182, 180, 174: 182 red, 180 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6B4AE?: The complementary color is #AEB0B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6B4AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.