What color is #B7BAA6?

#B7BAA6 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7BAA6?

The RGB value is 183, 186, 166: 183 red, 186 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7BAA6?

The complementary color is #A9A6BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7BAA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7BAA6 color

#B7BAA6 rgb(183, 186, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7BAA6 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 72.9% green and 65.1% blue (183, 186, 166).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 13% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#B7BAA6 color codes

HEX	`#B7BAA6`
RGB	`rgb(183, 186, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 72.9%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 13%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 11%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 11%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.79, -4.62, 9.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.79, 10.82, 115.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.969, 47.938, 43.006)`
Decimal	`12040870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7BAA6, 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 #B7BAA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7BAA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	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 #B7BAA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7baa6; }
.text { color: #b7baa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7baa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 186 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7baa6, #adbaa6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B7BAA6?: #B7BAA6 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7BAA6?: The RGB value is 183, 186, 166: 183 red, 186 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7BAA6?: The complementary color is #A9A6BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7BAA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.