What color is #B4B2B5?

#B4B2B5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4B2B5?

The RGB value is 180, 178, 181: 180 red, 178 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4B2B5?

The complementary color is #B3B5B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4B2B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4B2B5 color

#B4B2B5 rgb(180, 178, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4B2B5 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 69.8% green and 71% blue (180, 178, 181).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 2% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Tangled Web (#B2B2B2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.98:1).

#B4B2B5 color codes

HEX	`#B4B2B5`
RGB	`rgb(180, 178, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 69.8%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 2%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 2%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 2%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.81, 1.27, -1.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.81, 1.8, 314.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.082, 44.88, 50.1)`
Decimal	`11842229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4B2B5, 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 #B4B2B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4B2B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	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 #B4B2B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4b2b5; }
.text { color: #b4b2b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4b2b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 178 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4b2b5, #b5b2b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #B4B2B5?: #B4B2B5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4B2B5?: The RGB value is 180, 178, 181: 180 red, 178 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4B2B5?: The complementary color is #B3B5B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4B2B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.