What color is #B2B2AD?

#B2B2AD is a gray known as Steam Engine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Steam Engine?

The RGB value is 178, 178, 173: 178 red, 178 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Steam Engine?

The complementary color is #ADADB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2B2AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Steam Engine color: hex code #B2B2AD

#B2B2AD rgb(178, 178, 173)

Shades of gray

Steam Engine has the hex code #B2B2AD. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 69.8% green and 67.8% blue (178, 178, 173).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 3% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 30% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

Steam Engine (#B2B2AD) color codes

HEX	`#B2B2AD`
RGB	`rgb(178, 178, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 69.8%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 3%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 3%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.44, -0.92, 2.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.44, 2.71, 109.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.822, 44.323, 45.879)`
Decimal	`11711149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Steam Engine, 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 #B2B2AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2B2AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #B2B2AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2b2ad; }
.text { color: #b2b2ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2b2ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 178 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2b2ad, #b0b2ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

See #B2B2AD on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B2B2AD?: #B2B2AD is a gray known as Steam Engine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Steam Engine?: The RGB value is 178, 178, 173: 178 red, 178 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Steam Engine?: The complementary color is #ADADB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2B2AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.