What color is #B9B2C0?

#B9B2C0 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 #B9B2C0?

The RGB value is 185, 178, 192: 185 red, 178 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9B2C0?

The complementary color is #B9C0B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9B2C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9B2C0 color

#B9B2C0 rgb(185, 178, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9B2C0 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 69.8% green and 75.3% blue (185, 178, 192).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 10% saturation and 73% 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 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#B9B2C0 color codes

HEX	`#B9B2C0`
RGB	`rgb(185, 178, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 69.8%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 10%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 7%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.52, 5.1, -6.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.52, 8.04, 309.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.441, 45.961, 56.336)`
Decimal	`12169920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9B2C0, 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 #B9B2C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9B2C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	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 #B9B2C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9b2c0; }
.text { color: #b9b2c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9b2c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 178 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9b2c0, #c0b2c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B9B2C0?: #B9B2C0 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 #B9B2C0?: The RGB value is 185, 178, 192: 185 red, 178 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9B2C0?: The complementary color is #B9C0B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9B2C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.