What color is #B0B0B8?

#B0B0B8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0B0B8?

The RGB value is 176, 176, 184: 176 red, 176 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0B0B8?

The complementary color is #B8B8B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0B0B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0B0B8 color

#B0B0B8 rgb(176, 176, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0B0B8 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 69% green and 72.2% blue (176, 176, 184).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 5% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#B0B0B8 color codes

HEX	`#B0B0B8`
RGB	`rgb(176, 176, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 69%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 5%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 4%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 4%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.06, 1.53, -4.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.06, 4.35, 290.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.08, 43.741, 51.564)`
Decimal	`11579576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0B0B8, 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 #B0B0B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0B0B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #B0B0B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0b0b8; }
.text { color: #b0b0b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0b0b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 176 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0b0b8, #b4b0b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B0B0B8?: #B0B0B8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0B0B8?: The RGB value is 176, 176, 184: 176 red, 176 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0B0B8?: The complementary color is #B8B8B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0B0B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.