What color is #B2B1B5?

#B2B1B5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2B1B5?

The RGB value is 178, 177, 181: 178 red, 177 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2B1B5?

The complementary color is #B4B5B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2B1B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2B1B5 color

#B2B1B5 rgb(178, 177, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2B1B5 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 69.4% green and 71% blue (178, 177, 181).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 3% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Tangled Web (#B2B2B2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#B2B1B5 color codes

HEX	`#B2B1B5`
RGB	`rgb(178, 177, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 69.4%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 3%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 2%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.39, 1.11, -1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.39, 2.21, 300.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.421, 44.245, 50.012)`
Decimal	`11710901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2B1B5, 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 #B2B1B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2B1B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	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 #B2B1B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2b1b5; }
.text { color: #b2b1b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2b1b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 177 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2b1b5, #b4b1b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #B2B1B5?: #B2B1B5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2B1B5?: The RGB value is 178, 177, 181: 178 red, 177 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2B1B5?: The complementary color is #B4B5B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2B1B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.