What color is #B6BBAD?

#B6BBAD is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6BBAD?

The RGB value is 182, 187, 173: 182 red, 187 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6BBAD?

The complementary color is #B2ADBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6BBAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6BBAD color

#B6BBAD rgb(182, 187, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6BBAD is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 73.3% green and 67.8% blue (182, 187, 173).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 9% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.7:1).

#B6BBAD color codes

HEX	`#B6BBAD`
RGB	`rgb(182, 187, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 73.3%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 9%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 7%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 7%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.14, -4.3, 6.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.14, 7.78, 123.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.603, 48.503, 46.539)`
Decimal	`11975597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6BBAD, 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 #B6BBAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6BBAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.7:1	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 #B6BBAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6bbad; }
.text { color: #b6bbad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6bbad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 187 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6bbad, #afbbad); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B6BBAD?: #B6BBAD is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6BBAD?: The RGB value is 182, 187, 173: 182 red, 187 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6BBAD?: The complementary color is #B2ADBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6BBAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.