What color is #B7B6BA?

#B7B6BA is a light gray, closest to the named color Microchip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7B6BA?

The RGB value is 183, 182, 186: 183 red, 182 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7B6BA?

The complementary color is #B9BAB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7B6BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7B6BA color

#B7B6BA rgb(183, 182, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7B6BA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 71.4% green and 72.9% blue (183, 182, 186).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 3% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Microchip (#BABCC0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#B7B6BA color codes

HEX	`#B7B6BA`
RGB	`rgb(183, 182, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 71.4%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 3%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 2%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.23, 1.1, -1.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.23, 2.2, 300.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.118, 47.068, 53.153)`
Decimal	`12039866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7B6BA, 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 #B7B6BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7B6BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	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 #B7B6BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7b6ba; }
.text { color: #b7b6ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7b6ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 182 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7b6ba, #b9b6ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B7B6BA?: #B7B6BA is a light gray, closest to the named color Microchip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7B6BA?: The RGB value is 183, 182, 186: 183 red, 182 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7B6BA?: The complementary color is #B9BAB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7B6BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.