What color is #B9BBB2?

#B9BBB2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9BBB2?

The RGB value is 185, 187, 178: 185 red, 187 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9BBB2?

The complementary color is #B4B2BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9BBB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9BBB2 color

#B9BBB2 rgb(185, 187, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9BBB2 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 73.3% green and 69.8% blue (185, 187, 178).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 6% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Zen Pebble (#BAB8AD), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#B9BBB2 color codes

HEX	`#B9BBB2`
RGB	`rgb(185, 187, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 73.3%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 6%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 5%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.49, -2.34, 4.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.49, 4.9, 118.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.813, 49.069, 49.169)`
Decimal	`12172210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9BBB2, 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 #B9BBB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9BBB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	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 #B9BBB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9bbb2; }
.text { color: #b9bbb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9bbb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 187 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9bbb2, #b5bbb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B9BBB2?: #B9BBB2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9BBB2?: The RGB value is 185, 187, 178: 185 red, 187 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9BBB2?: The complementary color is #B4B2BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9BBB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.