What color is #B0ACB5?

#B0ACB5 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0ACB5?

The RGB value is 176, 172, 181: 176 red, 172 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0ACB5?

The complementary color is #B1B5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0ACB5?

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.

#B0ACB5 color

#B0ACB5 rgb(176, 172, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0ACB5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 67.5% green and 71% blue (176, 172, 181).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 6% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#B0ACB5 color codes

HEX	`#B0ACB5`
RGB	`rgb(176, 172, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 67.5%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 6%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 5%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 5%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.92, 3.12, -4.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.92, 5.15, 307.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.996, 42.071, 49.668)`
Decimal	`11578549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0ACB5, 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 #B0ACB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0ACB5 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 #B0ACB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0acb5; }
.text { color: #b0acb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0acb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 172 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0acb5, #b4acb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B0ACB5?: #B0ACB5 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0ACB5?: The RGB value is 176, 172, 181: 176 red, 172 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0ACB5?: The complementary color is #B1B5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0ACB5?: 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.