What color is #B2B6BA?

#B2B6BA is a light gray, closest to the named color Wolfram. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2B6BA?

The RGB value is 178, 182, 186: 178 red, 182 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2B6BA?

The complementary color is #BAB6B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2B6BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2B6BA color

#B2B6BA rgb(178, 182, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2B6BA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 71.4% green and 72.9% blue (178, 182, 186).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 5% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Wolfram (#B5B6B7), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#B2B6BA color codes

HEX	`#B2B6BA`
RGB	`rgb(178, 182, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 71.4%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 5%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 4%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 2%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.85, -0.63, -2.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.85, 2.59, 255.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.949, 46.466, 53.098)`
Decimal	`11712186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2B6BA, 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 #B2B6BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2B6BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	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 #B2B6BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2b6ba; }
.text { color: #b2b6ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2b6ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 182 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2b6ba, #b2b2ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B2B6BA?: #B2B6BA is a light gray, closest to the named color Wolfram. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2B6BA?: The RGB value is 178, 182, 186: 178 red, 182 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2B6BA?: The complementary color is #BAB6B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2B6BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.