What color is #B2AEBE?

#B2AEBE 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 #B2AEBE?

The RGB value is 178, 174, 190: 178 red, 174 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2AEBE?

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

Is black or white text better on #B2AEBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2AEBE color

#B2AEBE rgb(178, 174, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2AEBE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 68.2% green and 74.5% blue (178, 174, 190).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#B2AEBE color codes

HEX	`#B2AEBE`
RGB	`rgb(178, 174, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 68.2%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 8%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 8%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.86, 4.49, -7.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.86, 8.86, 300.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.789, 43.455, 54.839)`
Decimal	`11710142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2AEBE, 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 #B2AEBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2AEBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	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 #B2AEBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2aebe; }
.text { color: #b2aebe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2aebe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 174 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2aebe, #baaebe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B2AEBE?: #B2AEBE 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 #B2AEBE?: The RGB value is 178, 174, 190: 178 red, 174 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2AEBE?: The complementary color is #BABEAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2AEBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.