What color is #B0BCC3?

#B0BCC3 is a light, grayish azure known as Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Stormy?

The RGB value is 176, 188, 195: 176 red, 188 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Stormy?

The complementary color is #C3B7B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0BCC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Stormy color: hex code #B0BCC3

#B0BCC3 rgb(176, 188, 195)

Shades of gray

Stormy has the hex code #B0BCC3. It is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 73.7% green and 76.5% blue (176, 188, 195).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 14% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

Stormy (#B0BCC3) color codes

HEX	`#B0BCC3`
RGB	`rgb(176, 188, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 73.7%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 14%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 10%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 4%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.54, -2.74, -4.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.54, 5.66, 241.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.736, 49.136, 58.694)`
Decimal	`11582659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Stormy, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B0BCC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0BCC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B0BCC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0bcc3; }
.text { color: #b0bcc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0bcc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 188 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0bcc3, #b0b3c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

See #B0BCC3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B0BCC3?: #B0BCC3 is a light, grayish azure known as Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Stormy?: The RGB value is 176, 188, 195: 176 red, 188 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Stormy?: The complementary color is #C3B7B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0BCC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.