What color is #B0A3A2?

#B0A3A2 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Martini. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0A3A2?

The RGB value is 176, 163, 162: 176 red, 163 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0A3A2?

The complementary color is #A2AFB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0A3A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0A3A2 color

#B0A3A2 rgb(176, 163, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0A3A2 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 63.9% green and 63.5% blue (176, 163, 162).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 8% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 8% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Martini (#B7A8A3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#B0A3A2 color codes

HEX	`#B0A3A2`
RGB	`rgb(176, 163, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 63.9%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 8%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 8%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 8%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.05, 4.53, 2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.05, 5.04, 26.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.523, 38.034, 39.54)`
Decimal	`11576226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0A3A2, 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 #B0A3A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0A3A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	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 #B0A3A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0a3a2; }
.text { color: #b0a3a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0a3a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 163 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0a3a2, #b0aaa2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0A3A2?: #B0A3A2 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Martini. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0A3A2?: The RGB value is 176, 163, 162: 176 red, 163 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0A3A2?: The complementary color is #A2AFB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0A3A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.