What color is #B0AFAE?

#B0AFAE is a gray, closest to the named color Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0AFAE?

The RGB value is 176, 175, 174: 176 red, 175 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0AFAE?

The complementary color is #AEAFB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0AFAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0AFAE color

#B0AFAE rgb(176, 175, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0AFAE is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 68.6% green and 68.2% blue (176, 175, 174).

Its hue angle is 30°, 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 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.59:1).

#B0AFAE color codes

HEX	`#B0AFAE`
RGB	`rgb(176, 175, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 68.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 1%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 1%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 1%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.52, 0.17, 0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.52, 0.66, 75.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.873, 42.946, 46.172)`
Decimal	`11579310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0AFAE, 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 #B0AFAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0AFAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	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 #B0AFAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0afae; }
.text { color: #b0afae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0afae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 175 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0afae, #b0b0ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0AFAE?: #B0AFAE is a gray, closest to the named color Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0AFAE?: The RGB value is 176, 175, 174: 176 red, 175 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0AFAE?: The complementary color is #AEAFB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0AFAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.