What color is #B6BBA5?

#B6BBA5 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6BBA5?

The RGB value is 182, 187, 165: 182 red, 187 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6BBA5?

The complementary color is #AAA5BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6BBA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6BBA5 color

#B6BBA5 rgb(182, 187, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6BBA5 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 73.3% green and 64.7% blue (182, 187, 165).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 14% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.64:1).

#B6BBA5 color codes

HEX	`#B6BBA5`
RGB	`rgb(182, 187, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 73.3%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 14%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 12%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 12%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.95, -5.68, 10.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.95, 11.99, 118.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.852, 48.202, 42.584)`
Decimal	`11975589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6BBA5, 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 #B6BBA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6BBA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.64:1	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 #B6BBA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6bba5; }
.text { color: #b6bba5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6bba5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 187 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6bba5, #abbba5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B6BBA5?: #B6BBA5 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6BBA5?: The RGB value is 182, 187, 165: 182 red, 187 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6BBA5?: The complementary color is #AAA5BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6BBA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.