What color is #B2BBB4?

#B2BBB4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2BBB4?

The RGB value is 178, 187, 180: 178 red, 187 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2BBB4?

The complementary color is #BBB2B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2BBB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2BBB4 color

#B2BBB4 rgb(178, 187, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2BBB4 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 73.3% green and 70.6% blue (178, 187, 180).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 6% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#B2BBB4 color codes

HEX	`#B2BBB4`
RGB	`rgb(178, 187, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 73.3%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 6%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 5%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 4%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.01, -4.44, 2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.01, 5.08, 151.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.367, 48.301, 50.157)`
Decimal	`11713460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2BBB4, 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 #B2BBB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2BBB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	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 #B2BBB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2bbb4; }
.text { color: #b2bbb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2bbb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 187 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2bbb4, #b2bbb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B2BBB4?: #B2BBB4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2BBB4?: The RGB value is 178, 187, 180: 178 red, 187 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2BBB4?: The complementary color is #BBB2B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2BBB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.