What color is #B6C6C9?

#B6C6C9 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 #B6C6C9?

The RGB value is 182, 198, 201: 182 red, 198 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6C6C9?

The complementary color is #C9B9B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6C6C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6C6C9 color

#B6C6C9 rgb(182, 198, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6C6C9 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 77.6% green and 78.8% blue (182, 198, 201).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 15% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.91:1).

#B6C6C9 color codes

HEX	`#B6C6C9`
RGB	`rgb(182, 198, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 77.6%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 15%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 9%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 1%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.78, -4.84, -3.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.78, 5.9, 214.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.026, 54.55, 63.141)`
Decimal	`11978441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6C6C9, 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 #B6C6C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6C6C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.91:1	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 #B6C6C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6c6c9; }
.text { color: #b6c6c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6c6c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 198 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6c6c9, #b6bdc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B6C6C9?: #B6C6C9 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 #B6C6C9?: The RGB value is 182, 198, 201: 182 red, 198 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6C6C9?: The complementary color is #C9B9B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6C6C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.