What color is #B6CAC4?

#B6CAC4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6CAC4?

The RGB value is 182, 202, 196: 182 red, 202 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6CAC4?

The complementary color is #CAB6BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6CAC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6CAC4 color

#B6CAC4 rgb(182, 202, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6CAC4 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 79.2% green and 76.9% blue (182, 202, 196).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 16% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.23:1).

#B6CAC4 color codes

HEX	`#B6CAC4`
RGB	`rgb(182, 202, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 79.2%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 16%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 10%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 3%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.71, -7.92, 0.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.71, 7.95, 175.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.374, 56.171, 60.402)`
Decimal	`11979460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6CAC4, 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 #B6CAC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6CAC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.23:1	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 #B6CAC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6cac4; }
.text { color: #b6cac4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6cac4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 202 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6cac4, #b6c6ca); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B6CAC4?: #B6CAC4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6CAC4?: The RGB value is 182, 202, 196: 182 red, 202 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6CAC4?: The complementary color is #CAB6BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6CAC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.