What color is #B6BAC9?

#B6BAC9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6BAC9?

The RGB value is 182, 186, 201: 182 red, 186 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6BAC9?

The complementary color is #C9C5B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6BAC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6BAC9 color

#B6BAC9 rgb(182, 186, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6BAC9 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 72.9% green and 78.8% blue (182, 186, 201).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 15% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Ice (#B6BDD0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.86:1).

#B6BAC9 color codes

HEX	`#B6BAC9`
RGB	`rgb(182, 186, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 72.9%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 15%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 9%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 7%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.62, 1.55, -8.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.62, 8.18, 280.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.391, 49.28, 62.262)`
Decimal	`11975369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6BAC9, 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 #B6BAC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6BAC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.86:1	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 #B6BAC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6bac9; }
.text { color: #b6bac9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6bac9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 186 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6bac9, #bcb6c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B6BAC9?: #B6BAC9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6BAC9?: The RGB value is 182, 186, 201: 182 red, 186 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6BAC9?: The complementary color is #C9C5B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6BAC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.