What color is #B9B9B2?

#B9B9B2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Greystone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9B9B2?

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

What is the complementary color of #B9B9B2?

The complementary color is #B2B2B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9B9B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9B9B2 color

#B9B9B2 rgb(185, 185, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9B9B2 is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 5% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Greystone (#B7B9B5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#B9B9B2 color codes

HEX	`#B9B9B2`
RGB	`rgb(185, 185, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 72.5%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 5%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 4%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.97, -1.28, 3.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.97, 3.77, 109.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.391, 48.227, 49.028)`
Decimal	`12171698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9B9B2, 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 #B9B9B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9B9B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	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 #B9B9B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9b9b2; }
.text { color: #b9b9b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9b9b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 185 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9b9b2, #b5b9b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B9B9B2?: #B9B9B2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Greystone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9B9B2?: The RGB value is 185, 185, 178: 185 red, 185 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9B9B2?: The complementary color is #B2B2B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9B9B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.