What color is #B0A5B1?

#B0A5B1 is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0A5B1?

The RGB value is 176, 165, 177: 176 red, 165 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0A5B1?

The complementary color is #A6B1A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0A5B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0A5B1 color

#B0A5B1 rgb(176, 165, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0A5B1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 64.7% green and 69.4% blue (176, 165, 177).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 7% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#B0A5B1 color codes

HEX	`#B0A5B1`
RGB	`rgb(176, 165, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 64.7%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 7%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 7%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 7%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.98, 6.19, -4.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.98, 7.8, 322.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.294, 39.315, 47.105)`
Decimal	`11576753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0A5B1, 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 #B0A5B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0A5B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	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 #B0A5B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0a5b1; }
.text { color: #b0a5b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0a5b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 165 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0a5b1, #b1a5ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0A5B1?: #B0A5B1 is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0A5B1?: The RGB value is 176, 165, 177: 176 red, 165 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0A5B1?: The complementary color is #A6B1A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0A5B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.