What color is #B2B5BE?

#B2B5BE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2B5BE?

The RGB value is 178, 181, 190: 178 red, 181 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2B5BE?

The complementary color is #BEBBB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2B5BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2B5BE color

#B2B5BE rgb(178, 181, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2B5BE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 71% green and 74.5% blue (178, 181, 190).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 8% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fox (#BDBCC4), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.25:1).

#B2B5BE color codes

HEX	`#B2B5BE`
RGB	`rgb(178, 181, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 71%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 8%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 6%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 5%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.69, 0.69, -4.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.69, 4.97, 277.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.176, 46.23, 55.301)`
Decimal	`11711934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2B5BE, 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 #B2B5BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2B5BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.25:1	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 #B2B5BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2b5be; }
.text { color: #b2b5be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2b5be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 181 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2b5be, #b5b2be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B2B5BE?: #B2B5BE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2B5BE?: The RGB value is 178, 181, 190: 178 red, 181 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2B5BE?: The complementary color is #BEBBB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2B5BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.