What color is #B2BEBB?

#B2BEBB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2BEBB?

The RGB value is 178, 190, 187: 178 red, 190 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2BEBB?

The complementary color is #BEB2B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2BEBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2BEBB color

#B2BEBB rgb(178, 190, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2BEBB is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 74.5% green and 73.3% blue (178, 190, 187).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 8% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.98:1).

#B2BEBB color codes

HEX	`#B2BEBB`
RGB	`rgb(178, 190, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 74.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 8%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 6%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76, -4.7, 0.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76, 4.71, 178.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.741, 49.879, 54.222)`
Decimal	`11714235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2BEBB, 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 #B2BEBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2BEBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.98:1	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 #B2BEBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2bebb; }
.text { color: #b2bebb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2bebb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 190 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2bebb, #b2bbbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B2BEBB?: #B2BEBB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2BEBB?: The RGB value is 178, 190, 187: 178 red, 190 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2BEBB?: The complementary color is #BEB2B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2BEBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.