What color is #B2AFC0?

#B2AFC0 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 #B2AFC0?

The RGB value is 178, 175, 192: 178 red, 175 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2AFC0?

The complementary color is #BDC0AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2AFC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2AFC0 color

#B2AFC0 rgb(178, 175, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2AFC0 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 68.6% green and 75.3% blue (178, 175, 192).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 12% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 9% 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 9.79:1).

#B2AFC0 color codes

HEX	`#B2AFC0`
RGB	`rgb(178, 175, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 68.6%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 12%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.18, 4.34, -8.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.18, 9.33, 297.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.203, 43.931, 56.062)`
Decimal	`11710400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2AFC0, 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 #B2AFC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2AFC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	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 #B2AFC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2afc0; }
.text { color: #b2afc0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2afc0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 175 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2afc0, #baafc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B2AFC0?: #B2AFC0 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 #B2AFC0?: The RGB value is 178, 175, 192: 178 red, 175 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2AFC0?: The complementary color is #BDC0AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2AFC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.