What color is #B8B2BF?

#B8B2BF 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 #B8B2BF?

The RGB value is 184, 178, 191: 184 red, 178 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8B2BF?

The complementary color is #B9BFB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8B2BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8B2BF color

#B8B2BF rgb(184, 178, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8B2BF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 69.8% green and 74.9% blue (184, 178, 191).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 9% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#B8B2BF color codes

HEX	`#B8B2BF`
RGB	`rgb(184, 178, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 69.8%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 9%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 7%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.41, 4.57, -5.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.41, 7.41, 308.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.09, 45.793, 55.744)`
Decimal	`12104383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8B2BF, 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 #B8B2BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8B2BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	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 #B8B2BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8b2bf; }
.text { color: #b8b2bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8b2bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 178 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8b2bf, #beb2bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B8B2BF?: #B8B2BF 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 #B8B2BF?: The RGB value is 184, 178, 191: 184 red, 178 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8B2BF?: The complementary color is #B9BFB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8B2BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.