What color is #B2B5C8?

#B2B5C8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2B5C8?

The RGB value is 178, 181, 200: 178 red, 181 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2B5C8?

The complementary color is #C8C5B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2B5C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2B5C8 color

#B2B5C8 rgb(178, 181, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2B5C8 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 71% green and 78.4% blue (178, 181, 200).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 17% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#B2B5C8 color codes

HEX	`#B2B5C8`
RGB	`rgb(178, 181, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 71%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 17%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 11%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.99, 2.71, -9.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.99, 10.32, 285.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.307, 46.682, 61.256)`
Decimal	`11711944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2B5C8, 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 #B2B5C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2B5C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	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 #B2B5C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2b5c8; }
.text { color: #b2b5c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2b5c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 181 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2b5c8, #bab2c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B2B5C8?: #B2B5C8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2B5C8?: The RGB value is 178, 181, 200: 178 red, 181 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2B5C8?: The complementary color is #C8C5B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2B5C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.