What color is #B2B5A0?

#B2B5A0 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2B5A0?

The RGB value is 178, 181, 160: 178 red, 181 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2B5A0?

The complementary color is #A3A0B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2B5A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2B5A0 color

#B2B5A0 rgb(178, 181, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2B5A0 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 71% green and 62.7% blue (178, 181, 160).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 12% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#B2B5A0 color codes

HEX	`#B2B5A0`
RGB	`rgb(178, 181, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 71%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 12%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 12%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 12%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.93, -4.81, 10.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.93, 11.41, 114.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.228, 45.051, 39.775)`
Decimal	`11711904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2B5A0, 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 #B2B5A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2B5A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	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 #B2B5A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2b5a0; }
.text { color: #b2b5a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2b5a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 181 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2b5a0, #a8b5a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B2B5A0?: #B2B5A0 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2B5A0?: The RGB value is 178, 181, 160: 178 red, 181 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2B5A0?: The complementary color is #A3A0B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2B5A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.