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#B2BBC8 closest to Stainless Steel

#B2BBC8 is a light gray; the closest named color is Stainless Steel. In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 73.3% green and 78.4% blue (rgb(178, 187, 200)). Its HSL value is 215° hue, 17% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 11% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. #B2BBC8 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.84:1.

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#B2BBC8 color conversion

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Variations of #B2BBC8

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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#B2BBC8 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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#B2BBC8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B2BBC8 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B5B9C8
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7BBC9
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5BBC8
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B5B9C8
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B4BAC8
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ADBEBF
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B0BCC4
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B8BABE

#B2BBC8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.94:1 Very poor#B2BBC8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.84:1 Very good#B2BBC8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B2BBC8 in CSS

/* Stainless Steel */
.color { color: #B2BBC8; }
.background { background-color: #B2BBC8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B2BBC8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(178 187 200);
color: hsl(215 17% 74%);
color: oklch(0.789 0.021 257.5);

#B2BBC8 FAQ

What color is #B2BBC8?

#B2BBC8 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #B2BBC8?

#B2BBC8 is rgb(178, 187, 200) in RGB, hsl(215, 17%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(11%, 7%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B2BBC8?

The complementary color of #B2BBC8 is #C8BFB2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B2BBC8?

Black text has the best contrast on #B2BBC8: 10.84:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B2BBC8 a warm or cool color?

#B2BBC8 is a neutral color.