What color is #B0ACB4?

#B0ACB4 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0ACB4?

The RGB value is 176, 172, 180: 176 red, 172 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0ACB4?

The complementary color is #B0B4AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0ACB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0ACB4 color

#B0ACB4 rgb(176, 172, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0ACB4 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 67.5% green and 70.6% blue (176, 172, 180).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 5% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#B0ACB4 color codes

HEX	`#B0ACB4`
RGB	`rgb(176, 172, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 67.5%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 5%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 4%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 4%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.89, 2.93, -3.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.89, 4.63, 309.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.894, 42.03, 49.129)`
Decimal	`11578548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0ACB4, 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 #B0ACB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0ACB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	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 #B0ACB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0acb4; }
.text { color: #b0acb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0acb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 172 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0acb4, #b4acb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0ACB4?: #B0ACB4 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0ACB4?: The RGB value is 176, 172, 180: 176 red, 172 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0ACB4?: The complementary color is #B0B4AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0ACB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.