What color is #B8BBA6?

#B8BBA6 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 #B8BBA6?

The RGB value is 184, 187, 166: 184 red, 187 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8BBA6?

The complementary color is #A9A6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8BBA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8BBA6 color

#B8BBA6 rgb(184, 187, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8BBA6 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 73.3% green and 65.1% blue (184, 187, 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 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.7:1).

#B8BBA6 color codes

HEX	`#B8BBA6`
RGB	`rgb(184, 187, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 73.3%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 13%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 11%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 11%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.13, -4.78, 10.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.13, 11.34, 114.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.42, 48.484, 43.087)`
Decimal	`12106662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8BBA6, 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 #B8BBA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8BBA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.7:1	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 #B8BBA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8bba6; }
.text { color: #b8bba6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8bba6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 187 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8bba6, #aebba6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B8BBA6?: #B8BBA6 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 #B8BBA6?: The RGB value is 184, 187, 166: 184 red, 187 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8BBA6?: The complementary color is #A9A6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8BBA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.