What color is #B0B1AB?

#B0B1AB is a gray, closest to the named color Steam Engine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0B1AB?

The RGB value is 176, 177, 171: 176 red, 177 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0B1AB?

The complementary color is #ACABB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0B1AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0B1AB color

#B0B1AB rgb(176, 177, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0B1AB is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 69.4% green and 67.1% blue (176, 177, 171).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 4% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Steam Engine (#B2B2AD), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#B0B1AB color codes

HEX	`#B0B1AB`
RGB	`rgb(176, 177, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 69.4%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 4%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 3%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.97, -1.46, 2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.97, 3.28, 116.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.976, 43.615, 44.78)`
Decimal	`11579819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0B1AB, 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 #B0B1AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0B1AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	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 #B0B1AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0b1ab; }
.text { color: #b0b1ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0b1ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 177 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0b1ab, #adb1ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B0B1AB?: #B0B1AB is a gray, closest to the named color Steam Engine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0B1AB?: The RGB value is 176, 177, 171: 176 red, 177 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0B1AB?: The complementary color is #ACABB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0B1AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.