What color is #B5B2BE?

#B5B2BE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5B2BE?

The RGB value is 181, 178, 190: 181 red, 178 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5B2BE?

The complementary color is #BBBEB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5B2BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5B2BE color

#B5B2BE rgb(181, 178, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5B2BE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 69.8% green and 74.5% blue (181, 178, 190).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 8% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.08:1).

#B5B2BE color codes

HEX	`#B5B2BE`
RGB	`rgb(181, 178, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 69.8%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 8%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 6%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 6%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.14, 3.34, -5.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.14, 6.62, 300.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.269, 45.382, 55.133)`
Decimal	`11907774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5B2BE, 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 #B5B2BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5B2BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.08:1	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 #B5B2BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5b2be; }
.text { color: #b5b2be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5b2be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 178 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5b2be, #bbb2be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B5B2BE?: #B5B2BE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5B2BE?: The RGB value is 181, 178, 190: 181 red, 178 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5B2BE?: The complementary color is #BBBEB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5B2BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.