What color is #B6BFCE?

#B6BFCE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Plein Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6BFCE?

The RGB value is 182, 191, 206: 182 red, 191 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6BFCE?

The complementary color is #CEC5B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6BFCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6BFCE color

#B6BFCE rgb(182, 191, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6BFCE is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 74.9% green and 80.8% blue (182, 191, 206).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 20% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Plein Air (#B9C4D2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.33:1).

#B6BFCE color codes

HEX	`#B6BFCE`
RGB	`rgb(182, 191, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 74.9%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 20%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 12%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 7%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.08, -0.12, -8.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.08, 8.58, 269.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.06, 51.662, 65.768)`
Decimal	`11976654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6BFCE, 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 #B6BFCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6BFCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.33:1	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 #B6BFCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6bfce; }
.text { color: #b6bfce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6bfce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 191 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6bfce, #b9b6ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B6BFCE?: #B6BFCE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Plein Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6BFCE?: The RGB value is 182, 191, 206: 182 red, 191 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6BFCE?: The complementary color is #CEC5B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6BFCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.