What color is #B0B1BD?

#B0B1BD 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 #B0B1BD?

The RGB value is 176, 177, 189: 176 red, 177 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0B1BD?

The complementary color is #BDBCB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0B1BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0B1BD color

#B0B1BD rgb(176, 177, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0B1BD is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 69.4% green and 74.1% blue (176, 177, 189).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 9% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

#B0B1BD color codes

HEX	`#B0B1BD`
RGB	`rgb(176, 177, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 69.4%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 9%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 7%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 6%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.46, 1.98, -6.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.46, 6.53, 287.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.81, 44.348, 54.439)`
Decimal	`11579837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0B1BD, 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 #B0B1BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0B1BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	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 #B0B1BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0b1bd; }
.text { color: #b0b1bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0b1bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 177 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0b1bd, #b5b0bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B0B1BD?: #B0B1BD 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 #B0B1BD?: The RGB value is 176, 177, 189: 176 red, 177 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0B1BD?: The complementary color is #BDBCB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0B1BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.