What color is #B2979E?

#B2979E is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2979E?

The RGB value is 178, 151, 158: 178 red, 151 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2979E?

The complementary color is #97B2AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2979E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2979E color

#B2979E rgb(178, 151, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2979E is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 59.2% green and 62% blue (178, 151, 158).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 15% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 11% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#B2979E color codes

HEX	`#B2979E`
RGB	`rgb(178, 151, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 59.2%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 15%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 15%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 11%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.02, 11.2, 0.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.02, 11.2, 0.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.598, 34.068, 37.042)`
Decimal	`11704222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2979E, 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 #B2979E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2979E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	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 #B2979E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2979e; }
.text { color: #b2979e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2979e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 151 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2979e, #b29e97); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B2979E?: #B2979E is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2979E?: The RGB value is 178, 151, 158: 178 red, 151 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2979E?: The complementary color is #97B2AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2979E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.