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#B2BBCA closest to Stainless Steel

#B2BBCA 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 79.2% blue (rgb(178, 187, 202)). Its HSL value is 218° hue, 18% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. #B2BBCA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.85:1.

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Variations of #B2BBCA

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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#B2BBCA 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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#B2BBCA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B2BBCA 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 #B4B9CA
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6BCCB
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5BBCA
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B4B9CA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B4BACA
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ADBEC0
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B0BCC5
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B8BABE

#B2BBCA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.93:1 Very poor#B2BBCA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.85:1 Very good#B2BBCA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B2BBCA in CSS

/* Stainless Steel */
.color { color: #B2BBCA; }
.background { background-color: #B2BBCA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B2BBCA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(178 187 202);
color: hsl(218 18% 75%);
color: oklch(0.790 0.024 260.7);

#B2BBCA FAQ

What color is #B2BBCA?

#B2BBCA 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 #B2BBCA?

#B2BBCA is rgb(178, 187, 202) in RGB, hsl(218, 18%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 7%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B2BBCA?

The complementary color of #B2BBCA is #CAC1B2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B2BBCA?

Black text has the best contrast on #B2BBCA: 10.85:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B2BBCA a warm or cool color?

#B2BBCA is a neutral color.