What color is #B2B3C1?

#B2B3C1 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 #B2B3C1?

The RGB value is 178, 179, 193: 178 red, 179 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2B3C1?

The complementary color is #C1C0B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2B3C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2B3C1 color

#B2B3C1 rgb(178, 179, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2B3C1 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 70.2% green and 75.7% blue (178, 179, 193).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 11% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#B2B3C1 color codes

HEX	`#B2B3C1`
RGB	`rgb(178, 179, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 70.2%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 11%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 8%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 7%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.26, 2.37, -7.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.26, 7.59, 288.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.104, 45.555, 56.911)`
Decimal	`11711425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2B3C1, 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 #B2B3C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2B3C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	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 #B2B3C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2b3c1; }
.text { color: #b2b3c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2b3c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 179 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2b3c1, #b8b2c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B2B3C1?: #B2B3C1 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 #B2B3C1?: The RGB value is 178, 179, 193: 178 red, 179 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2B3C1?: The complementary color is #C1C0B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2B3C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.