What color is #B0AF9B?

#B0AF9B 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 #B0AF9B?

The RGB value is 176, 175, 155: 176 red, 175 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0AF9B?

The complementary color is #9B9CB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0AF9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0AF9B color

#B0AF9B rgb(176, 175, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0AF9B is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 68.6% green and 60.8% blue (176, 175, 155).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 12% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 12% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

#B0AF9B color codes

HEX	`#B0AF9B`
RGB	`rgb(176, 175, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 68.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 12%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 12%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 12%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.05, -3.18, 10.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.05, 10.87, 107.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.15, 42.257, 37.098)`
Decimal	`11579291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0AF9B, 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 #B0AF9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0AF9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	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 #B0AF9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0af9b; }
.text { color: #b0af9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0af9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 175 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0af9b, #a6b09b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B0AF9B?: #B0AF9B 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 #B0AF9B?: The RGB value is 176, 175, 155: 176 red, 175 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0AF9B?: The complementary color is #9B9CB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0AF9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.