What color is #B2AABD?

#B2AABD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2AABD?

The RGB value is 178, 170, 189: 178 red, 170 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2AABD?

The complementary color is #B5BDAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2AABD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2AABD color

#B2AABD rgb(178, 170, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2AABD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 66.7% green and 74.1% blue (178, 170, 189).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 13% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.38:1).

#B2AABD color codes

HEX	`#B2AABD`
RGB	`rgb(178, 170, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 66.7%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 13%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 10%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.79, 6.48, -8.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.79, 10.83, 306.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.919, 41.889, 54.011)`
Decimal	`11709117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2AABD, 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 #B2AABD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2AABD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.38:1	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 #B2AABD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2aabd; }
.text { color: #b2aabd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2aabd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 170 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2aabd, #bbaabd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B2AABD?: #B2AABD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2AABD?: The RGB value is 178, 170, 189: 178 red, 170 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2AABD?: The complementary color is #B5BDAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2AABD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.