What color is #B2BAA8?

#B2BAA8 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2BAA8?

The RGB value is 178, 186, 168: 178 red, 186 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2BAA8?

The complementary color is #B0A8BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2BAA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2BAA8 color

#B2BAA8 rgb(178, 186, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2BAA8 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 72.9% green and 65.9% blue (178, 186, 168).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 12% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.48:1).

#B2BAA8 color codes

HEX	`#B2BAA8`
RGB	`rgb(178, 186, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 72.9%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 12%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 10%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 10%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.45, -6.08, 8.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.45, 10.19, 126.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.986, 47.41, 43.925)`
Decimal	`11713192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2BAA8, 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 #B2BAA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2BAA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.48:1	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 #B2BAA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2baa8; }
.text { color: #b2baa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2baa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 186 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2baa8, #a9baa8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B2BAA8?: #B2BAA8 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2BAA8?: The RGB value is 178, 186, 168: 178 red, 186 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2BAA8?: The complementary color is #B0A8BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2BAA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.