What color is #B2A3AD?

#B2A3AD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2A3AD?

The RGB value is 178, 163, 173: 178 red, 163 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2A3AD?

The complementary color is #A3B2A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2A3AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2A3AD color

#B2A3AD rgb(178, 163, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2A3AD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 63.9% green and 67.8% blue (178, 163, 173).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 9% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#B2A3AD color codes

HEX	`#B2A3AD`
RGB	`rgb(178, 163, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 63.9%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 9%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 8%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 3%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.52, 7.25, -3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.52, 7.92, 336.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.999, 38.677, 44.938)`
Decimal	`11707309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2A3AD, 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 #B2A3AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2A3AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	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 #B2A3AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2a3ad; }
.text { color: #b2a3ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2a3ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 163 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2a3ad, #b2a3a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B2A3AD?: #B2A3AD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2A3AD?: The RGB value is 178, 163, 173: 178 red, 163 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2A3AD?: The complementary color is #A3B2A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2A3AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.