What color is #B6C0C2?

#B6C0C2 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6C0C2?

The RGB value is 182, 192, 194: 182 red, 192 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6C0C2?

The complementary color is #C2B8B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6C0C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6C0C2 color

#B6C0C2 rgb(182, 192, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6C0C2 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 75.3% green and 76.1% blue (182, 192, 194).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 9% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.31:1).

#B6C0C2 color codes

HEX	`#B6C0C2`
RGB	`rgb(182, 192, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 75.3%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 9%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 6%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 1%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77, -3.05, -2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77, 3.76, 215.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.877, 51.539, 58.454)`
Decimal	`11976898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6C0C2, 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 #B6C0C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6C0C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	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 #B6C0C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6c0c2; }
.text { color: #b6c0c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6c0c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 192 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6c0c2, #b6bac2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B6C0C2?: #B6C0C2 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6C0C2?: The RGB value is 182, 192, 194: 182 red, 192 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6C0C2?: The complementary color is #C2B8B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6C0C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.