What color is #B6BECB?

#B6BECB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6BECB?

The RGB value is 182, 190, 203: 182 red, 190 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6BECB?

The complementary color is #CBC3B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6BECB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6BECB color

#B6BECB rgb(182, 190, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6BECB is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 74.5% green and 79.6% blue (182, 190, 203).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 17% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Stainless Steel (#B4BDC7), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#B6BECB color codes

HEX	`#B6BECB`
RGB	`rgb(182, 190, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 74.5%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 17%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 10%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 6%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.73, -0.2, -7.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.73, 7.48, 268.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.482, 51.083, 63.794)`
Decimal	`11976395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6BECB, 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 #B6BECB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6BECB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	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 #B6BECB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6becb; }
.text { color: #b6becb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6becb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 190 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6becb, #b9b6cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B6BECB?: #B6BECB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6BECB?: The RGB value is 182, 190, 203: 182 red, 190 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6BECB?: The complementary color is #CBC3B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6BECB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.