What color is #B2A4AC?

#B2A4AC is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2A4AC?

The RGB value is 178, 164, 172: 178 red, 164 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2A4AC?

The complementary color is #A4B2AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2A4AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2A4AC color

#B2A4AC rgb(178, 164, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2A4AC is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 64.3% green and 67.5% blue (178, 164, 172).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 8% 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 8.8:1).

#B2A4AC color codes

HEX	`#B2A4AC`
RGB	`rgb(178, 164, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 64.3%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 8%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 8%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 3%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.75, 6.51, -2.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.75, 6.9, 340.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.081, 38.995, 44.49)`
Decimal	`11707564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2A4AC, 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 #B2A4AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2A4AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	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 #B2A4AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2a4ac; }
.text { color: #b2a4ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2a4ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 164 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2a4ac, #b2a4a5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B2A4AC?: #B2A4AC is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2A4AC?: The RGB value is 178, 164, 172: 178 red, 164 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2A4AC?: The complementary color is #A4B2AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2A4AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.