#B2B4BE
Closest named color: French Gray (#ADB5BD). oklch(77.1% 0.014 277), rgb(178, 180, 190).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (10.16:1).
About this color
#B2B4BE is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 77%, its chroma 0.014. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is French Gray (#ADB5BD), ΔE 0.008 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.16:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (77%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.014) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | French Gray (#ADB5BD) |
| Black text | 10.16:1 |
| White text | 2.06:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B2B4BE |
| RGB | rgb(178, 180, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 8%, 72%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.1% 0.014 277) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #B2B4BE | 2.06:1 | Fails | Lc -44.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #B2B4BE | 10.16:1 | AAA | Lc 63.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B2B4BE text on white | 2.06:1 | Fails | Lc 40.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B2B4BE text on black | 10.16:1 | AAA | Lc -62.0 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#F5F5F7
oklch(97.1% 0.003 286.4)
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Step 100
100
#E9EAED
oklch(93.7% 0.004 271.4)
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Step 200
200
#D7D9DE
oklch(88.5% 0.007 268.5)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#B2B4BE
oklch(77.1% 0.014 277)
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Step 400
400
#9DA0AF
oklch(70.8% 0.022 276.8)
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Step 500
500
#85889C
oklch(63.1% 0.03 278.7)
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Step 600
600
#6E7286
oklch(55.6% 0.031 276.4)
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Step 700
700
#5C5F72
oklch(49% 0.031 278.1)
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Step 800
800
#4B4E5D
oklch(42.7% 0.025 276.4)
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Step 900
900
#3F414C
oklch(37.8% 0.019 277.3)
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Step 950
950
#25262C
oklch(27% 0.011 278.1)
#B2B4BE with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #B2B5BF | 0.003 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #B1B4BE | 0.001 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #B0B6B7 | 0.013 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #B4B4B4 | 0.014 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #B2B4BE, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- French Gray #ADB5BD ΔE 0.008
- Light Grey Blue #9DBCD4 ΔE 0.038
- Silver #C0C0C0 ΔE 0.039
- Dark Gray #A9A9A9 ΔE 0.039
- Pinkish Grey #C8ACA9 ΔE 0.040
- Cloudy Blue #ACC2D9 ΔE 0.044
- Light Cornflower Blue #98C1D9 ΔE 0.049
- Light Steel Blue #B0C4DE ΔE 0.052
Use #B2B4BE in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.