What color is #B9B6CC?

#B9B6CC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9B6CC?

The RGB value is 185, 182, 204: 185 red, 182 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9B6CC?

The complementary color is #C9CCB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9B6CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9B6CC color

#B9B6CC rgb(185, 182, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9B6CC is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 71.4% green and 80% blue (185, 182, 204).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 18% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#B9B6CC color codes

HEX	`#B9B6CC`
RGB	`rgb(185, 182, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 71.4%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 18%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 11%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 11%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.91, 5.31, -10.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.91, 11.95, 296.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.632, 48.13, 63.896)`
Decimal	`12170956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9B6CC, 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 #B9B6CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9B6CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	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 #B9B6CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9b6cc; }
.text { color: #b9b6cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9b6cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 182 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9b6cc, #c4b6cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B9B6CC?: #B9B6CC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9B6CC?: The RGB value is 185, 182, 204: 185 red, 182 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9B6CC?: The complementary color is #C9CCB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9B6CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.