What color is #B0B4CC?

#B0B4CC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0B4CC?

The RGB value is 176, 180, 204: 176 red, 180 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0B4CC?

The complementary color is #CCC8B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0B4CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0B4CC color

#B0B4CC rgb(176, 180, 204)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B0B4CC is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 70.6% green and 80% blue (176, 180, 204).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 22% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.25:1).

#B0B4CC color codes

HEX	`#B0B4CC`
RGB	`rgb(176, 180, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 70.6%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 22%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 12%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.7, 3.43, -12.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.7, 13.05, 285.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.122, 46.232, 63.661)`
Decimal	`11580620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0B4CC, 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 #B0B4CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0B4CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.25:1	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 #B0B4CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0b4cc; }
.text { color: #b0b4cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0b4cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 180 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0b4cc, #bab0cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B0B4CC?: #B0B4CC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0B4CC?: The RGB value is 176, 180, 204: 176 red, 180 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0B4CC?: The complementary color is #CCC8B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0B4CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.