What color is #B2BDB7?

#B2BDB7 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 #B2BDB7?

The RGB value is 178, 189, 183: 178 red, 189 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2BDB7?

The complementary color is #BDB2B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2BDB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2BDB7 color

#B2BDB7 rgb(178, 189, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2BDB7 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 74.1% green and 71.8% blue (178, 189, 183).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 8% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.86:1).

#B2BDB7 color codes

HEX	`#B2BDB7`
RGB	`rgb(178, 189, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 74.1%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 8%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 6%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 3%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.62, -4.94, 1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.62, 5.23, 160.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.103, 49.279, 51.926)`
Decimal	`11713975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2BDB7, 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 #B2BDB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2BDB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.86:1	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 #B2BDB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2bdb7; }
.text { color: #b2bdb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2bdb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 189 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2bdb7, #b2bdbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B2BDB7?: #B2BDB7 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 #B2BDB7?: The RGB value is 178, 189, 183: 178 red, 189 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2BDB7?: The complementary color is #BDB2B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2BDB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.