What color is #B6BFA7?

#B6BFA7 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6BFA7?

The RGB value is 182, 191, 167: 182 red, 191 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6BFA7?

The complementary color is #B0A7BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6BFA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6BFA7 color

#B6BFA7 rgb(182, 191, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #B6BFA7 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 74.9% green and 65.5% blue (182, 191, 167).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 16% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#B6BFA7 color codes

HEX	`#B6BFA7`
RGB	`rgb(182, 191, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 74.9%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 16%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 13%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 13%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.07, -7.44, 11.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.07, 13.33, 123.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.896, 49.997, 43.837)`
Decimal	`11976615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6BFA7, 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 #B6BFA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6BFA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	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 #B6BFA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6bfa7; }
.text { color: #b6bfa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6bfa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 191 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6bfa7, #aabfa7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B6BFA7?: #B6BFA7 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6BFA7?: The RGB value is 182, 191, 167: 182 red, 191 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6BFA7?: The complementary color is #B0A7BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6BFA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.