What color is #B6B9A8?

#B6B9A8 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6B9A8?

The RGB value is 182, 185, 168: 182 red, 185 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6B9A8?

The complementary color is #ABA8B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6B9A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6B9A8 color

#B6B9A8 rgb(182, 185, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6B9A8 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 72.5% green and 65.9% blue (182, 185, 168).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 11% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#B6B9A8 color codes

HEX	`#B6B9A8`
RGB	`rgb(182, 185, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 72.5%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 11%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.49, -4.11, 8.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.49, 9.23, 116.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.707, 47.47, 43.898)`
Decimal	`11975080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6B9A8, 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 #B6B9A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6B9A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	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 #B6B9A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6b9a8; }
.text { color: #b6b9a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6b9a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 185 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6b9a8, #aeb9a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B6B9A8?: #B6B9A8 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6B9A8?: The RGB value is 182, 185, 168: 182 red, 185 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6B9A8?: The complementary color is #ABA8B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6B9A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.