What color is #B6BECE?

#B6BECE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6BECE?

The RGB value is 182, 190, 206: 182 red, 190 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6BECE?

The complementary color is #CEC6B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6BECE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6BECE color

#B6BECE rgb(182, 190, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6BECE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 74.5% green and 80.8% blue (182, 190, 206).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 20% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Ice (#B6BDD0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.25:1).

#B6BECE color codes

HEX	`#B6BECE`
RGB	`rgb(182, 190, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 74.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 20%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 12%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.82, 0.42, -8.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.82, 8.98, 272.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.843, 51.228, 65.695)`
Decimal	`11976398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6BECE, 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 #B6BECE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6BECE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.25:1	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 #B6BECE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6bece; }
.text { color: #b6bece; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6bece; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 190 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6bece, #bab6ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B6BECE?: #B6BECE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6BECE?: The RGB value is 182, 190, 206: 182 red, 190 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6BECE?: The complementary color is #CEC6B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6BECE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.