What color is #B6C0B5?

#B6C0B5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6C0B5?

The RGB value is 182, 192, 181: 182 red, 192 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6C0B5?

The complementary color is #BFB5C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6C0B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6C0B5 color

#B6C0B5 rgb(182, 192, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6C0B5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 75.3% green and 71% blue (182, 192, 181).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 8% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.2:1).

#B6C0B5 color codes

HEX	`#B6C0B5`
RGB	`rgb(182, 192, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 75.3%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 8%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 6%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 6%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.67, -5.5, 4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.67, 7.01, 141.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.48, 50.98, 51.099)`
Decimal	`11976885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6C0B5, 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 #B6C0B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6C0B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.2:1	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 #B6C0B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6c0b5; }
.text { color: #b6c0b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6c0b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 192 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6c0b5, #b5c0ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B6C0B5?: #B6C0B5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6C0B5?: The RGB value is 182, 192, 181: 182 red, 192 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6C0B5?: The complementary color is #BFB5C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6C0B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.