What color is #B2BBCA?

#B2BBCA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2BBCA?

The RGB value is 178, 187, 202: 178 red, 187 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2BBCA?

The complementary color is #CAC1B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2BBCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2BBCA color

#B2BBCA rgb(178, 187, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2BBCA is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 73.3% green and 79.2% blue (178, 187, 202).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 18% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Sailor Boy (#AEBBD0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#B2BBCA color codes

HEX	`#B2BBCA`
RGB	`rgb(178, 187, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 73.3%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 18%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 12%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 7%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.62, -0.11, -8.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.62, 8.62, 269.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.789, 49.269, 62.911)`
Decimal	`11713482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2BBCA, 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 #B2BBCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2BBCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	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 #B2BBCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2bbca; }
.text { color: #b2bbca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2bbca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 187 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2bbca, #b5b2ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B2BBCA?: #B2BBCA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2BBCA?: The RGB value is 178, 187, 202: 178 red, 187 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2BBCA?: The complementary color is #CAC1B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2BBCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.