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#B2B2AD Steam Engine

#B2B2AD is a light gray named Steam Engine. In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 69.8% green and 67.8% blue (rgb(178, 178, 173)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 3% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 30% black. #B2B2AD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.86:1.

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#B2B2AD color conversion

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Variations of #B2B2AD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B2B2AD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

B2B2ADADB0B2B0ADB2
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

B2B2ADADB2B2B2ADB2
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

B2B2ADADB2ADADADB2B2ADB2
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B2B2AD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B2B2AD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B3B2AD
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3B2AD
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3B2AD
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B3B2AD
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B3B2AD
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B3B1B0
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B2B2AF
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B2B2B2
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B2B2B0

#B2B2AD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.13:1 Very poor#B2B2AD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.86:1 Very good#B2B2AD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B2B2AD in CSS

/* Steam Engine */
.color { color: #B2B2AD; }
.background { background-color: #B2B2AD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B2B2AD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(178 178 173);
color: hsl(60 3% 69%);
color: oklch(0.762 0.007 106.6);

#B2B2AD FAQ

What color is #B2B2AD?

#B2B2AD is a light gray. Its closest named color is Steam Engine. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #B2B2AD?

#B2B2AD is rgb(178, 178, 173) in RGB, hsl(60, 3%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 30%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B2B2AD?

The complementary color of #B2B2AD is #ADADB2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B2B2AD?

Black text has the best contrast on #B2B2AD: 9.86:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B2B2AD a warm or cool color?

#B2B2AD is a neutral color.