What color is #B2AABE?

#B2AABE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2AABE?

The RGB value is 178, 170, 190: 178 red, 170 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2AABE?

The complementary color is #B6BEAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2AABE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2AABE color

#B2AABE rgb(178, 170, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2AABE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 66.7% green and 74.5% blue (178, 170, 190).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 13% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.39:1).

#B2AABE color codes

HEX	`#B2AABE`
RGB	`rgb(178, 170, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 66.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 13%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 11%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.82, 6.68, -9.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.82, 11.35, 306.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.027, 41.932, 54.585)`
Decimal	`11709118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2AABE, 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 #B2AABE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2AABE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.39:1	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 #B2AABE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2aabe; }
.text { color: #b2aabe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2aabe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 170 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2aabe, #bcaabe); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B2AABE?: #B2AABE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2AABE?: The RGB value is 178, 170, 190: 178 red, 170 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2AABE?: The complementary color is #B6BEAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2AABE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.