What color is #B2ABB0?

#B2ABB0 is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2ABB0?

The RGB value is 178, 171, 176: 178 red, 171 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2ABB0?

The complementary color is #ABB2AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2ABB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2ABB0 color

#B2ABB0 rgb(178, 171, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2ABB0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 67.1% green and 69% blue (178, 171, 176).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 4% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 1% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#B2ABB0 color codes

HEX	`#B2ABB0`
RGB	`rgb(178, 171, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 67.1%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 4%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 4%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.68, 3.42, -1.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.68, 3.81, 333.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.758, 41.726, 46.973)`
Decimal	`11709360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2ABB0, 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 #B2ABB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2ABB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	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 #B2ABB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2abb0; }
.text { color: #b2abb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2abb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 171 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2abb0, #b2abad); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B2ABB0?: #B2ABB0 is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2ABB0?: The RGB value is 178, 171, 176: 178 red, 171 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2ABB0?: The complementary color is #ABB2AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2ABB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.