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#B2BDCD closest to Arctic Ice

#B2BDCD is a light gray; the closest named color is Arctic Ice. In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 74.1% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(178, 189, 205)). Its HSL value is 216° hue, 21% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #B2BDCD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.05:1.

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#B2BDCD color conversion

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Variations of #B2BDCD

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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#B2BDCD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

B2BDCDCDC2B2
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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.

B2BDCDB2CBCDB4B2CD
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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.

B2BDCDC2B2CDCDC2B2BDCDB2
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

B2BDCDCDB2CBCDC2B2B2CDB4
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#B2BDCD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B2BDCD 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 #B5BBCD
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8BDCE
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6BDCE
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B5BBCD
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B4BCCD
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ACC0C2
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B0BEC8
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BABCC0

#B2BDCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.90:1 Very poor#B2BDCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.05:1 Very good#B2BDCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B2BDCD in CSS

/* Arctic Ice */
.color { color: #B2BDCD; }
.background { background-color: #B2BDCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B2BDCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(178 189 205);
color: hsl(216 21% 75%);
color: oklch(0.795 0.026 257.7);

#B2BDCD FAQ

What color is #B2BDCD?

#B2BDCD is a light gray. Its closest named color is Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #B2BDCD?

#B2BDCD is rgb(178, 189, 205) in RGB, hsl(216, 21%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 8%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B2BDCD?

The complementary color of #B2BDCD is #CDC2B2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B2BDCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #B2BDCD: 11.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B2BDCD a warm or cool color?

#B2BDCD is a neutral color.