What color is #B6BAB5?

#B6BAB5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Greystone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6BAB5?

The RGB value is 182, 186, 181: 182 red, 186 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6BAB5?

The complementary color is #B9B5BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6BAB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6BAB5 color

#B6BAB5 rgb(182, 186, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6BAB5 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 72.9% green and 71% blue (182, 186, 181).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 3% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Greystone (#B7B9B5), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#B6BAB5 color codes

HEX	`#B6BAB5`
RGB	`rgb(182, 186, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 72.9%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 3%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 3%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.08, -2.32, 2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.08, 3.09, 138.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.189, 48.399, 50.668)`
Decimal	`11975349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6BAB5, 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 #B6BAB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6BAB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	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 #B6BAB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6bab5; }
.text { color: #b6bab5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6bab5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 186 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6bab5, #b5bab6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B6BAB5?: #B6BAB5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Greystone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6BAB5?: The RGB value is 182, 186, 181: 182 red, 186 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6BAB5?: The complementary color is #B9B5BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6BAB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.