What color is #B2B5AF?

#B2B5AF is a gray known as Magnetic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Magnetic?

The RGB value is 178, 181, 175: 178 red, 181 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Magnetic?

The complementary color is #B2AFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2B5AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Magnetic color: hex code #B2B5AF

#B2B5AF rgb(178, 181, 175)

Shades of gray

Magnetic has the hex code #B2B5AF. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 71% green and 68.6% blue (178, 181, 175).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 4% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.12:1).

Magnetic (#B2B5AF) color codes

HEX	`#B2B5AF`
RGB	`rgb(178, 181, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 71%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 4%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 3%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.29, -2.17, 2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.29, 3.45, 128.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.621, 45.608, 47.107)`
Decimal	`11711919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Magnetic, 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 #B2B5AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2B5AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.12:1	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 #B2B5AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2b5af; }
.text { color: #b2b5af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2b5af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 181 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2b5af, #afb5af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

See #B2B5AF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B2B5AF?: #B2B5AF is a gray known as Magnetic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Magnetic?: The RGB value is 178, 181, 175: 178 red, 181 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Magnetic?: The complementary color is #B2AFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2B5AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.