What color is #B6B6BB?

#B6B6BB is a light gray, closest to the named color Microchip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6B6BB?

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

What is the complementary color of #B6B6BB?

The complementary color is #BBBBB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6B6BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6B6BB color

#B6B6BB rgb(182, 182, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6B6BB is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 240°, with 4% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Microchip (#BABCC0), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#B6B6BB color codes

HEX	`#B6B6BB`
RGB	`rgb(182, 182, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 71.4%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 4%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 3%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.18, 0.94, -2.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.18, 2.7, 290.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.987, 46.989, 53.704)`
Decimal	`11974331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6B6BB, 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 #B6B6BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6B6BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	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 #B6B6BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6b6bb; }
.text { color: #b6b6bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6b6bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 182 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6b6bb, #b8b6bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B6B6BB?: #B6B6BB is a light gray, closest to the named color Microchip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6B6BB?: The RGB value is 182, 182, 187: 182 red, 182 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6B6BB?: The complementary color is #BBBBB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6B6BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.