What color is #B2AFB8?

#B2AFB8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2AFB8?

The RGB value is 178, 175, 184: 178 red, 175 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2AFB8?

The complementary color is #B5B8AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2AFB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2AFB8 color

#B2AFB8 rgb(178, 175, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2AFB8 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 68.6% green and 72.2% blue (178, 175, 184).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 6% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#B2AFB8 color codes

HEX	`#B2AFB8`
RGB	`rgb(178, 175, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 68.6%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 6%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 5%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 5%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.95, 2.77, -4.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.95, 5.04, 303.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.34, 43.586, 51.52)`
Decimal	`11710392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2AFB8, 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 #B2AFB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2AFB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	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 #B2AFB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2afb8; }
.text { color: #b2afb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2afb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 175 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2afb8, #b7afb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B2AFB8?: #B2AFB8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2AFB8?: The RGB value is 178, 175, 184: 178 red, 175 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2AFB8?: The complementary color is #B5B8AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2AFB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.