What color is #B0AD9E?

#B0AD9E is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0AD9E?

The RGB value is 176, 173, 158: 176 red, 173 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0AD9E?

The complementary color is #9EA1B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0AD9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0AD9E color

#B0AD9E rgb(176, 173, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0AD9E is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 67.8% green and 62% blue (176, 173, 158).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 10% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

#B0AD9E color codes

HEX	`#B0AD9E`
RGB	`rgb(176, 173, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 67.8%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 10%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 10%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.58, -1.6, 8.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.58, 8.25, 101.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.019, 41.586, 38.313)`
Decimal	`11578782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0AD9E, 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 #B0AD9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0AD9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	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 #B0AD9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0ad9e; }
.text { color: #b0ad9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0ad9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 173 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0ad9e, #aab09e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B0AD9E?: #B0AD9E is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0AD9E?: The RGB value is 176, 173, 158: 176 red, 173 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0AD9E?: The complementary color is #9EA1B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0AD9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.