What color is #B2A9AD?

#B2A9AD is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2A9AD?

The RGB value is 178, 169, 173: 178 red, 169 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2A9AD?

The complementary color is #A9B2AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2A9AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2A9AD color

#B2A9AD rgb(178, 169, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2A9AD is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 66.3% green and 67.8% blue (178, 169, 173).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 6% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 3% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#B2A9AD color codes

HEX	`#B2A9AD`
RGB	`rgb(178, 169, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 66.3%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 6%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 5%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 3%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.08, 3.96, -0.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.08, 4.06, 347.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.09, 40.858, 45.302)`
Decimal	`11708845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2A9AD, 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 #B2A9AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2A9AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	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 #B2A9AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2a9ad; }
.text { color: #b2a9ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2a9ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 169 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2a9ad, #b2aaa9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B2A9AD?: #B2A9AD is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2A9AD?: The RGB value is 178, 169, 173: 178 red, 169 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2A9AD?: The complementary color is #A9B2AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2A9AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.