What color is #B2B8CE?

#B2B8CE 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 #B2B8CE?

The RGB value is 178, 184, 206: 178 red, 184 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2B8CE?

The complementary color is #CEC8B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2B8CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2B8CE color

#B2B8CE rgb(178, 184, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2B8CE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 72.2% green and 80.8% blue (178, 184, 206).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 22% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.64:1).

#B2B8CE color codes

HEX	`#B2B8CE`
RGB	`rgb(178, 184, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 72.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 22%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 14%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 11%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.95, 2.34, -11.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.95, 12.01, 281.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.639, 48.202, 65.227)`
Decimal	`11712718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2B8CE, 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 #B2B8CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2B8CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.64:1	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 #B2B8CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2b8ce; }
.text { color: #b2b8ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2b8ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 184 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2b8ce, #bab2ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B2B8CE?: #B2B8CE 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 #B2B8CE?: The RGB value is 178, 184, 206: 178 red, 184 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2B8CE?: The complementary color is #CEC8B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2B8CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.