What color is #B2B8C9?

#B2B8C9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2B8C9?

The RGB value is 178, 184, 201: 178 red, 184 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2B8C9?

The complementary color is #C9C3B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2B8C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2B8C9 color

#B2B8C9 rgb(178, 184, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2B8C9 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 72.2% green and 78.8% blue (178, 184, 201).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 18% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#B2B8C9 color codes

HEX	`#B2B8C9`
RGB	`rgb(178, 184, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 72.2%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 18%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 11%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 8%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.8, 1.29, -9.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.8, 9.38, 277.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.041, 47.962, 62.079)`
Decimal	`11712713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2B8C9, 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 #B2B8C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2B8C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	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 #B2B8C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2b8c9; }
.text { color: #b2b8c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2b8c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 184 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2b8c9, #b7b2c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B2B8C9?: #B2B8C9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2B8C9?: The RGB value is 178, 184, 201: 178 red, 184 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2B8C9?: The complementary color is #C9C3B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2B8C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.