What color is #B2B1BD?

#B2B1BD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2B1BD?

The RGB value is 178, 177, 189: 178 red, 177 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2B1BD?

The complementary color is #BCBDB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2B1BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2B1BD color

#B2B1BD rgb(178, 177, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2B1BD is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 69.4% green and 74.1% blue (178, 177, 189).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 8% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.92:1).

#B2B1BD color codes

HEX	`#B2B1BD`
RGB	`rgb(178, 177, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 69.4%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 8%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 6%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.62, 2.66, -5.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.62, 6.54, 294)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.266, 44.583, 54.46)`
Decimal	`11710909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2B1BD, 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 #B2B1BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2B1BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	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 #B2B1BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2b1bd; }
.text { color: #b2b1bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2b1bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 177 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2b1bd, #b8b1bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B2B1BD?: #B2B1BD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2B1BD?: The RGB value is 178, 177, 189: 178 red, 177 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2B1BD?: The complementary color is #BCBDB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2B1BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.