What color is #B0B4BC?

#B0B4BC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Microchip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0B4BC?

The RGB value is 176, 180, 188: 176 red, 180 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0B4BC?

The complementary color is #BCB8B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0B4BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0B4BC color

#B0B4BC rgb(176, 180, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0B4BC is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 70.6% green and 73.7% blue (176, 180, 188).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 8% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Microchip (#BABCC0), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

#B0B4BC color codes

HEX	`#B0B4BC`
RGB	`rgb(176, 180, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 70.6%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 8%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 6%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 4%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.22, 0.15, -4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.22, 4.55, 271.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.301, 45.503, 54.069)`
Decimal	`11580604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0B4BC, 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 #B0B4BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0B4BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	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 #B0B4BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0b4bc; }
.text { color: #b0b4bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0b4bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 180 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0b4bc, #b2b0bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B0B4BC?: #B0B4BC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Microchip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0B4BC?: The RGB value is 176, 180, 188: 176 red, 180 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0B4BC?: The complementary color is #BCB8B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0B4BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.