What color is #B0B1AD?

#B0B1AD is a gray, closest to the named color Steam Engine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0B1AD?

The RGB value is 176, 177, 173: 176 red, 177 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0B1AD?

The complementary color is #AEADB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0B1AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0B1AD color

#B0B1AD rgb(176, 177, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0B1AD is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 69.4% green and 67.8% blue (176, 177, 173).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 2% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Steam Engine (#B2B2AD), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#B0B1AD color codes

HEX	`#B0B1AD`
RGB	`rgb(176, 177, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 69.4%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 2%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 2%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 2%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.02, -1.1, 1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.02, 2.21, 119.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.168, 43.692, 45.792)`
Decimal	`11579821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0B1AD, 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 #B0B1AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0B1AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	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 #B0B1AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0b1ad; }
.text { color: #b0b1ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0b1ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 177 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0b1ad, #aeb1ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B0B1AD?: #B0B1AD is a gray, closest to the named color Steam Engine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0B1AD?: The RGB value is 176, 177, 173: 176 red, 177 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0B1AD?: The complementary color is #AEADB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0B1AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.