What color is #B6B7A9?

#B6B7A9 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6B7A9?

The RGB value is 182, 183, 169: 182 red, 183 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6B7A9?

The complementary color is #AAA9B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6B7A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6B7A9 color

#B6B7A9 rgb(182, 183, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6B7A9 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 71.8% green and 66.3% blue (182, 183, 169).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 9% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Zen Pebble (#BAB8AD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#B6B7A9 color codes

HEX	`#B6B7A9`
RGB	`rgb(182, 183, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 71.8%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 9%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 8%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 8%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.98, -2.88, 7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.98, 7.56, 112.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.385, 46.677, 44.252)`
Decimal	`11974569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6B7A9, 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 #B6B7A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6B7A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	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 #B6B7A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6b7a9; }
.text { color: #b6b7a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6b7a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 183 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6b7a9, #afb7a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B6B7A9?: #B6B7A9 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6B7A9?: The RGB value is 182, 183, 169: 182 red, 183 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6B7A9?: The complementary color is #AAA9B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6B7A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.