What color is #B0A9A7?

#B0A9A7 is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0A9A7?

The RGB value is 176, 169, 167: 176 red, 169 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0A9A7?

The complementary color is #A7AEB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0A9A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0A9A7 color

#B0A9A7 rgb(176, 169, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0A9A7 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 66.3% green and 65.5% blue (176, 169, 167).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 5% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 5% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#B0A9A7 color codes

HEX	`#B0A9A7`
RGB	`rgb(176, 169, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 66.3%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 5%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 5%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 5%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.75, 2.14, 1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.75, 2.88, 41.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.067, 40.396, 42.291)`
Decimal	`11577767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0A9A7, 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 #B0A9A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0A9A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	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 #B0A9A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0a9a7; }
.text { color: #b0a9a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0a9a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 169 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0a9a7, #b0aea7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B0A9A7?: #B0A9A7 is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0A9A7?: The RGB value is 176, 169, 167: 176 red, 169 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0A9A7?: The complementary color is #A7AEB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0A9A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.