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#B2BBAE closest to Zen Pebble

#B2BBAE is a light gray; the closest named color is Zen Pebble. In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 73.3% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(178, 187, 174)). Its HSL value is 102° hue, 9% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black. #B2BBAE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.61:1.

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#B2BBAE color conversion

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Variations of #B2BBAE

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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#B2BBAE 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.

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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.

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Tetradic

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

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B2BBAE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B2BBAE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BBB8AF
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCB9AD
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BAB9AE
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BBB8AF
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B8B9AE
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B2BAB7
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B2BBB2
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B8B8B8
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B7B9B6

#B2BBAE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.98:1 Very poor#B2BBAE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.61:1 Very good#B2BBAE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B2BBAE in CSS

/* Zen Pebble */
.color { color: #B2BBAE; }
.background { background-color: #B2BBAE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B2BBAE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(178 187 174);
color: hsl(102 9% 71%);
color: oklch(0.781 0.021 135.9);

#B2BBAE FAQ

What color is #B2BBAE?

#B2BBAE is a light gray. Its closest named color is Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #B2BBAE?

#B2BBAE is rgb(178, 187, 174) in RGB, hsl(102, 9%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(5%, 0%, 7%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B2BBAE?

The complementary color of #B2BBAE is #B7AEBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B2BBAE?

Black text has the best contrast on #B2BBAE: 10.61:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B2BBAE a warm or cool color?

#B2BBAE is a neutral color.