What color is #B2B2B2?

#B2B2B2 is a gray known as Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2B2B2?

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

What is the complementary color of #B2B2B2?

The complementary color is #B2B2B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2B2B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2B2B2 color

#B2B2B2 rgb(178, 178, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2B2B2 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

This exact color is also called Tangled Web.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.9:1).

#B2B2B2 color codes

HEX	`#B2B2B2`
RGB	`rgb(178, 178, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 69.8%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 0%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.57, 0, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.57, 0, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.315, 44.52, 48.475)`
Decimal	`11711154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2B2B2, 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 #B2B2B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2B2B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.9:1	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 #B2B2B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2b2b2; }
.text { color: #b2b2b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2b2b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 178 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2b2b2, #b2b2b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B2B2B2?: #B2B2B2 is a gray known as Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2B2B2?: The RGB value is 178, 178, 178: 178 red, 178 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2B2B2?: The complementary color is #B2B2B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2B2B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.