What color is #B2ABC1?

#B2ABC1 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 #B2ABC1?

The RGB value is 178, 171, 193: 178 red, 171 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2ABC1?

The complementary color is #BAC1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2ABC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2ABC1 color

#B2ABC1 rgb(178, 171, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2ABC1 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 67.1% green and 75.7% blue (178, 171, 193).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 15% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

#B2ABC1 color codes

HEX	`#B2ABC1`
RGB	`rgb(178, 171, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 67.1%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 15%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 11%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 11%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.17, 6.73, -10.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.17, 12.32, 303.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.547, 42.441, 56.392)`
Decimal	`11709377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2ABC1, 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 #B2ABC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2ABC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	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 #B2ABC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2abc1; }
.text { color: #b2abc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2abc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 171 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2abc1, #bdabc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B2ABC1?: #B2ABC1 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 #B2ABC1?: The RGB value is 178, 171, 193: 178 red, 171 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2ABC1?: The complementary color is #BAC1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2ABC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.