What color is #B2B5B6?

#B2B5B6 is a light gray, closest to the named color Wolfram. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2B5B6?

The RGB value is 178, 181, 182: 178 red, 181 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2B5B6?

The complementary color is #B6B3B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2B5B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2B5B6 color

#B2B5B6 rgb(178, 181, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2B5B6 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 71% green and 71.4% blue (178, 181, 182).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 3% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Wolfram (#B5B6B7), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#B2B5B6 color codes

HEX	`#B2B5B6`
RGB	`rgb(178, 181, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 71%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 3%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 2%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.47, -0.86, -0.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.47, 1.23, 225.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.326, 45.89, 50.822)`
Decimal	`11711926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2B5B6, 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 #B2B5B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2B5B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	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 #B2B5B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2b5b6; }
.text { color: #b2b5b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2b5b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 181 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2b5b6, #b2b3b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B2B5B6?: #B2B5B6 is a light gray, closest to the named color Wolfram. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2B5B6?: The RGB value is 178, 181, 182: 178 red, 181 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2B5B6?: The complementary color is #B6B3B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2B5B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.