What color is #B6BCAF?

#B6BCAF 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 #B6BCAF?

The RGB value is 182, 188, 175: 182 red, 188 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6BCAF?

The complementary color is #B5AFBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6BCAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6BCAF color

#B6BCAF rgb(182, 188, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6BCAF is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 73.7% green and 68.6% blue (182, 188, 175).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 9% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

#B6BCAF color codes

HEX	`#B6BCAF`
RGB	`rgb(182, 188, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 73.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 9%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 7%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 7%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.46, -4.47, 5.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.46, 7.37, 127.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.011, 49.007, 47.637)`
Decimal	`11975855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6BCAF, 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 #B6BCAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6BCAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	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 #B6BCAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6bcaf; }
.text { color: #b6bcaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6bcaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 188 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6bcaf, #afbcaf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B6BCAF?: #B6BCAF 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 #B6BCAF?: The RGB value is 182, 188, 175: 182 red, 188 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6BCAF?: The complementary color is #B5AFBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6BCAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.