What color is #B0B2AD?

#B0B2AD is a gray, closest to the named color Steam Engine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0B2AD?

The RGB value is 176, 178, 173: 176 red, 178 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0B2AD?

The complementary color is #AFADB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0B2AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0B2AD color

#B0B2AD rgb(176, 178, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0B2AD is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 69.8% green and 67.8% blue (176, 178, 173).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 3% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Steam Engine (#B2B2AD), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#B0B2AD color codes

HEX	`#B0B2AD`
RGB	`rgb(176, 178, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 69.8%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 3%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 3%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.29, -1.64, 2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.29, 2.83, 125.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.366, 44.088, 45.858)`
Decimal	`11580077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0B2AD, 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 #B0B2AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0B2AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	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 #B0B2AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0b2ad; }
.text { color: #b0b2ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0b2ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 178 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0b2ad, #aeb2ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B0B2AD?: #B0B2AD is a gray, closest to the named color Steam Engine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0B2AD?: The RGB value is 176, 178, 173: 176 red, 178 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0B2AD?: The complementary color is #AFADB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0B2AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.