What color is #A0B0BC?

#A0B0BC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0B0BC?

The RGB value is 160, 176, 188: 160 red, 176 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0B0BC?

The complementary color is #BCACA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0B0BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0B0BC color

#A0B0BC rgb(160, 176, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0B0BC is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 69% green and 73.7% blue (160, 176, 188).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 17% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#A0B0BC color codes

HEX	`#A0B0BC`
RGB	`rgb(160, 176, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 69%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 17%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 15%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 6%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.98, -3.05, -8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.98, 8.56, 249.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.097, 42.154, 53.644)`
Decimal	`10531004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0B0BC, 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 #A0B0BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0B0BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	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 #A0B0BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0b0bc; }
.text { color: #a0b0bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0b0bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 176 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0b0bc, #a0a2bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A0B0BC?: #A0B0BC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0B0BC?: The RGB value is 160, 176, 188: 160 red, 176 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0B0BC?: The complementary color is #BCACA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0B0BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.