What color is #B2B2A3?

#B2B2A3 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2B2A3?

The RGB value is 178, 178, 163: 178 red, 178 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2B2A3?

The complementary color is #A3A3B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2B2A3?

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.

#B2B2A3 color

#B2B2A3 rgb(178, 178, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2B2A3 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 69.8% green and 63.9% blue (178, 178, 163).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 9% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#B2B2A3 color codes

HEX	`#B2B2A3`
RGB	`rgb(178, 178, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 69.8%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 9%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 8%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 8%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.2, -2.7, 7.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.2, 8.13, 109.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.891, 43.95, 40.972)`
Decimal	`11711139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2B2A3, 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 #B2B2A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2B2A3 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 #B2B2A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2b2a3; }
.text { color: #b2b2a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2b2a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 178 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2b2a3, #abb2a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B2B2A3?: #B2B2A3 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2B2A3?: The RGB value is 178, 178, 163: 178 red, 178 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2B2A3?: The complementary color is #A3A3B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2B2A3?: 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.