What color is #B2BACF?

#B2BACF 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 #B2BACF?

The RGB value is 178, 186, 207: 178 red, 186 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2BACF?

The complementary color is #CFC7B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2BACF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2BACF color

#B2BACF rgb(178, 186, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2BACF is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 72.9% green and 81.2% blue (178, 186, 207).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 23% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#B2BACF color codes

HEX	`#B2BACF`
RGB	`rgb(178, 186, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 72.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 23%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 14%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 10%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.51, 1.47, -11.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.51, 11.59, 277.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.179, 49.087, 66.009)`
Decimal	`11713231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2BACF, 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 #B2BACF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2BACF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	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 #B2BACF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2bacf; }
.text { color: #b2bacf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2bacf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 186 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2bacf, #b8b2cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B2BACF?: #B2BACF 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 #B2BACF?: The RGB value is 178, 186, 207: 178 red, 186 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2BACF?: The complementary color is #CFC7B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2BACF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.