What color is #B2AFA3?

#B2AFA3 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2AFA3?

The RGB value is 178, 175, 163: 178 red, 175 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2AFA3?

The complementary color is #A3A6B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2AFA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2AFA3 color

#B2AFA3 rgb(178, 175, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2AFA3 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 68.6% green and 63.9% blue (178, 175, 163).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 9% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Windless Morning (#ABA9A0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#B2AFA3 color codes

HEX	`#B2AFA3`
RGB	`rgb(178, 175, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 68.6%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 9%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 8%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.4, -1.09, 6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.4, 6.62, 99.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.3, 42.77, 40.776)`
Decimal	`11710371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2AFA3, 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 #B2AFA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2AFA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	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 #B2AFA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2afa3; }
.text { color: #b2afa3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2afa3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 175 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2afa3, #adb2a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B2AFA3?: #B2AFA3 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2AFA3?: The RGB value is 178, 175, 163: 178 red, 175 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2AFA3?: The complementary color is #A3A6B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2AFA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.