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#B2BFCE closest to Arctic Ice

#B2BFCE is a light gray; the closest named color is Arctic Ice. In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 74.9% green and 80.8% blue (rgb(178, 191, 206)). Its HSL value is 212° hue, 22% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #B2BFCE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.24:1.

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#B2BFCE color conversion

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Variations of #B2BFCE

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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#B2BFCE 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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#B2BFCE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B2BFCE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B7BCCE
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BABFCF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8BFCF
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B7BCCE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B5BDCE
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ABC2C4
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B0C0C9
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBBEC2

#B2BFCE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.87:1 Very poor#B2BFCE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.24:1 Very good#B2BFCE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B2BFCE in CSS

/* Arctic Ice */
.color { color: #B2BFCE; }
.background { background-color: #B2BFCE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B2BFCE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(178 191 206);
color: hsl(212 22% 75%);
color: oklch(0.799 0.026 251.9);

#B2BFCE FAQ

What color is #B2BFCE?

#B2BFCE 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 #B2BFCE?

#B2BFCE is rgb(178, 191, 206) in RGB, hsl(212, 22%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 7%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B2BFCE?

The complementary color of #B2BFCE is #CEC1B2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B2BFCE?

Black text has the best contrast on #B2BFCE: 11.24:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B2BFCE a warm or cool color?

#B2BFCE is a neutral color.