What color is #B2BFAF?

#B2BFAF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2BFAF?

The RGB value is 178, 191, 175: 178 red, 191 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2BFAF?

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

Is black or white text better on #B2BFAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2BFAF color

#B2BFAF rgb(178, 191, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2BFAF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 74.9% green and 68.6% blue (178, 191, 175).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 11% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#B2BFAF color codes

HEX	`#B2BFAF`
RGB	`rgb(178, 191, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 74.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 11%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 8%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 8%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.96, -7.47, 6.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.96, 9.93, 138.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.727, 49.821, 47.809)`
Decimal	`11714479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2BFAF, 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 #B2BFAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2BFAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	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 #B2BFAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2bfaf; }
.text { color: #b2bfaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2bfaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 191 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2bfaf, #afbfb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B2BFAF?: #B2BFAF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2BFAF?: The RGB value is 178, 191, 175: 178 red, 191 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2BFAF?: The complementary color is #BCAFBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2BFAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.