What color is #B6B8A6?

#B6B8A6 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6B8A6?

The RGB value is 182, 184, 166: 182 red, 184 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6B8A6?

The complementary color is #A8A6B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6B8A6?

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.

#B6B8A6 color

#B6B8A6 rgb(182, 184, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6B8A6 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 72.2% green and 65.1% blue (182, 184, 166).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 11% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#B6B8A6 color codes

HEX	`#B6B8A6`
RGB	`rgb(182, 184, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 72.2%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 11%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 10%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 10%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.18, -3.92, 8.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.18, 9.73, 113.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.314, 46.979, 42.855)`
Decimal	`11974822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6B8A6, 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 #B6B8A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6B8A6 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 #B6B8A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6b8a6; }
.text { color: #b6b8a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6b8a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 184 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6b8a6, #adb8a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B6B8A6?: #B6B8A6 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6B8A6?: The RGB value is 182, 184, 166: 182 red, 184 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6B8A6?: The complementary color is #A8A6B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6B8A6?: 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.