What color is #B2B1AC?

#B2B1AC is a gray, closest to the named color Steam Engine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2B1AC?

The RGB value is 178, 177, 172: 178 red, 177 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2B1AC?

The complementary color is #ACADB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2B1AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2B1AC color

#B2B1AC rgb(178, 177, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2B1AC is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 69.4% green and 67.5% blue (178, 177, 172).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 4% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Steam Engine (#B2B2AD), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.78:1).

#B2B1AC color codes

HEX	`#B2B1AC`
RGB	`rgb(178, 177, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 69.4%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 4%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 3%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.15, -0.57, 2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.15, 2.74, 101.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.528, 43.888, 45.305)`
Decimal	`11710892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2B1AC, 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 #B2B1AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2B1AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	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 #B2B1AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2b1ac; }
.text { color: #b2b1ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2b1ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 177 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2b1ac, #b0b2ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B2B1AC?: #B2B1AC is a gray, closest to the named color Steam Engine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2B1AC?: The RGB value is 178, 177, 172: 178 red, 177 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2B1AC?: The complementary color is #ACADB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2B1AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.