What color is #B0B39F?

#B0B39F is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0B39F?

The RGB value is 176, 179, 159: 176 red, 179 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0B39F?

The complementary color is #A29FB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0B39F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0B39F color

#B0B39F rgb(176, 179, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0B39F is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 70.2% green and 62.4% blue (176, 179, 159).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 12% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#B0B39F color codes

HEX	`#B0B39F`
RGB	`rgb(176, 179, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 70.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 12%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 11%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 11%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.21, -4.65, 9.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.21, 10.9, 115.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.282, 43.974, 39.16)`
Decimal	`11580319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0B39F, 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 #B0B39F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0B39F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	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 #B0B39F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0b39f; }
.text { color: #b0b39f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0b39f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 179 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0b39f, #a6b39f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B0B39F?: #B0B39F is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0B39F?: The RGB value is 176, 179, 159: 176 red, 179 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0B39F?: The complementary color is #A29FB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0B39F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.