What color is #B0AEAE?

#B0AEAE is a gray, closest to the named color Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0AEAE?

The RGB value is 176, 174, 174: 176 red, 174 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0AEAE?

The complementary color is #AEB0B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0AEAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0AEAE color

#B0AEAE rgb(176, 174, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0AEAE is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 68.2% green and 68.2% blue (176, 174, 174).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 1% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 1% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Tangled Web (#B2B2B2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#B0AEAE color codes

HEX	`#B0AEAE`
RGB	`rgb(176, 174, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 68.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 1%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 1%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 1%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.25, 0.71, 0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.25, 0.75, 19.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.679, 42.558, 46.108)`
Decimal	`11579054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0AEAE, 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 #B0AEAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0AEAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #B0AEAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0aeae; }
.text { color: #b0aeae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0aeae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 174 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0aeae, #b0afae); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0AEAE?: #B0AEAE is a gray, closest to the named color Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0AEAE?: The RGB value is 176, 174, 174: 176 red, 174 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0AEAE?: The complementary color is #AEB0B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0AEAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.