What color is #B2B6B0?

#B2B6B0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Magnetic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2B6B0?

The RGB value is 178, 182, 176: 178 red, 182 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2B6B0?

The complementary color is #B4B0B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2B6B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2B6B0 color

#B2B6B0 rgb(178, 182, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2B6B0 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 71.4% green and 69% blue (178, 182, 176).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 4% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Magnetic (#B2B5AF), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#B2B6B0 color codes

HEX	`#B2B6B0`
RGB	`rgb(178, 182, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 71.4%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 4%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 3%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.58, -2.52, 2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.58, 3.59, 134.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.923, 46.055, 47.694)`
Decimal	`11712176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2B6B0, 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 #B2B6B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2B6B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	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 #B2B6B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2b6b0; }
.text { color: #b2b6b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2b6b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 182 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2b6b0, #b0b6b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B2B6B0?: #B2B6B0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Magnetic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2B6B0?: The RGB value is 178, 182, 176: 178 red, 182 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2B6B0?: The complementary color is #B4B0B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2B6B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.