What color is #B6BBA9?

#B6BBA9 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 #B6BBA9?

The RGB value is 182, 187, 169: 182 red, 187 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6BBA9?

The complementary color is #AEA9BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6BBA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6BBA9 color

#B6BBA9 rgb(182, 187, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6BBA9 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 73.3% green and 66.3% blue (182, 187, 169).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 12% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#B6BBA9 color codes

HEX	`#B6BBA9`
RGB	`rgb(182, 187, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 73.3%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 12%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 10%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 10%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.05, -5, 8.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.05, 9.88, 120.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.222, 48.35, 44.531)`
Decimal	`11975593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6BBA9, 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 #B6BBA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6BBA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	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 #B6BBA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6bba9; }
.text { color: #b6bba9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6bba9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 187 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6bba9, #adbba9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B6BBA9?: #B6BBA9 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 #B6BBA9?: The RGB value is 182, 187, 169: 182 red, 187 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6BBA9?: The complementary color is #AEA9BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6BBA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.