What color is #B2ADB2?

#B2ADB2 is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2ADB2?

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

What is the complementary color of #B2ADB2?

The complementary color is #ADB2AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2ADB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2ADB2 color

#B2ADB2 rgb(178, 173, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2ADB2 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 3% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#B2ADB2 color codes

HEX	`#B2ADB2`
RGB	`rgb(178, 173, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 67.8%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 3%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 3%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.26, 2.71, -1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.26, 3.32, 324.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.338, 42.567, 48.149)`
Decimal	`11709874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2ADB2, 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 #B2ADB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2ADB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #B2ADB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2adb2; }
.text { color: #b2adb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2adb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 173 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2adb2, #b2adb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B2ADB2?: #B2ADB2 is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2ADB2?: The RGB value is 178, 173, 178: 178 red, 173 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2ADB2?: The complementary color is #ADB2AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2ADB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.