What color is #B0B4CA?

#B0B4CA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0B4CA?

The RGB value is 176, 180, 202: 176 red, 180 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0B4CA?

The complementary color is #CAC6B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0B4CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0B4CA color

#B0B4CA rgb(176, 180, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0B4CA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 70.6% green and 79.2% blue (176, 180, 202).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 20% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.23:1).

#B0B4CA color codes

HEX	`#B0B4CA`
RGB	`rgb(176, 180, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 70.6%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 20%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 13%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 11%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.63, 3.01, -11.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.63, 11.97, 284.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.884, 46.136, 62.406)`
Decimal	`11580618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0B4CA, 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 #B0B4CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0B4CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.23:1	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 #B0B4CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0b4ca; }
.text { color: #b0b4ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0b4ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 180 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0b4ca, #b9b0ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B0B4CA?: #B0B4CA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0B4CA?: The RGB value is 176, 180, 202: 176 red, 180 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0B4CA?: The complementary color is #CAC6B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0B4CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.