What color is #B0A1A8?

#B0A1A8 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0A1A8?

The RGB value is 176, 161, 168: 176 red, 161 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0A1A8?

The complementary color is #A1B0A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0A1A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0A1A8 color

#B0A1A8 rgb(176, 161, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0A1A8 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 63.1% green and 65.9% blue (176, 161, 168).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 9% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#B0A1A8 color codes

HEX	`#B0A1A8`
RGB	`rgb(176, 161, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 63.1%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 9%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 9%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 5%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.69, 6.71, -1.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.69, 6.91, 346.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.716, 37.547, 42.299)`
Decimal	`11575720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0A1A8, 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 #B0A1A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0A1A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	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 #B0A1A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0a1a8; }
.text { color: #b0a1a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0a1a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 161 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0a1a8, #b0a2a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B0A1A8?: #B0A1A8 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0A1A8?: The RGB value is 176, 161, 168: 176 red, 161 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0A1A8?: The complementary color is #A1B0A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0A1A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.