What color is #B0A3A8?

#B0A3A8 is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0A3A8?

The RGB value is 176, 163, 168: 176 red, 163 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0A3A8?

The complementary color is #A3B0AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0A3A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0A3A8 color

#B0A3A8 rgb(176, 163, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0A3A8 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 63.9% green and 65.9% blue (176, 163, 168).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 8% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 5% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#B0A3A8 color codes

HEX	`#B0A3A8`
RGB	`rgb(176, 163, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 63.9%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 8%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 7%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 5%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.21, 5.61, -0.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.21, 5.68, 351.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.069, 38.252, 42.416)`
Decimal	`11576232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0A3A8, 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 #B0A3A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0A3A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #B0A3A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0a3a8; }
.text { color: #b0a3a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0a3a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 163 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0a3a8, #b0a4a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B0A3A8?: #B0A3A8 is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0A3A8?: The RGB value is 176, 163, 168: 176 red, 163 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0A3A8?: The complementary color is #A3B0AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0A3A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.