What color is #B0B6D1?

#B0B6D1 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0B6D1?

The RGB value is 176, 182, 209: 176 red, 182 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0B6D1?

The complementary color is #D1CBB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0B6D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0B6D1 color

#B0B6D1 rgb(176, 182, 209)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B0B6D1 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 71.4% green and 82% blue (176, 182, 209).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 26% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#B0B6D1 color codes

HEX	`#B0B6D1`
RGB	`rgb(176, 182, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 71.4%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 26%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 16%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 13%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.37, 3.41, -14.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.37, 14.7, 283.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.138, 47.289, 67.006)`
Decimal	`11581137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0B6D1, 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 #B0B6D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0B6D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	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 #B0B6D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0b6d1; }
.text { color: #b0b6d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0b6d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 182 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0b6d1, #bab0d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B0B6D1?: #B0B6D1 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0B6D1?: The RGB value is 176, 182, 209: 176 red, 182 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0B6D1?: The complementary color is #D1CBB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0B6D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.