What color is #B0AFBF?

#B0AFBF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0AFBF?

The RGB value is 176, 175, 191: 176 red, 175 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0AFBF?

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

Is black or white text better on #B0AFBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0AFBF color

#B0AFBF rgb(176, 175, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0AFBF is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 68.6% green and 74.9% blue (176, 175, 191).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 11% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#B0AFBF color codes

HEX	`#B0AFBF`
RGB	`rgb(176, 175, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 68.6%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 11%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 8%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.99, 3.46, -8.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.99, 8.73, 293.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.637, 43.651, 55.459)`
Decimal	`11579327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0AFBF, 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 #B0AFBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0AFBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #B0AFBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0afbf; }
.text { color: #b0afbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0afbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 175 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0afbf, #b8afbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B0AFBF?: #B0AFBF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0AFBF?: The RGB value is 176, 175, 191: 176 red, 175 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0AFBF?: The complementary color is #BEBFAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0AFBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.