What color is #B0B7C2?

#B0B7C2 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0B7C2?

The RGB value is 176, 183, 194: 176 red, 183 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0B7C2?

The complementary color is #C2BBB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0B7C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0B7C2 color

#B0B7C2 rgb(176, 183, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0B7C2 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 71.8% green and 76.1% blue (176, 183, 194).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 13% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Stainless Steel (#B4BDC7), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#B0B7C2 color codes

HEX	`#B0B7C2`
RGB	`rgb(176, 183, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 71.8%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 13%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 9%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 6%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.18, -0.26, -6.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.18, 6.41, 267.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.574, 46.992, 57.75)`
Decimal	`11581378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0B7C2, 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 #B0B7C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0B7C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	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 #B0B7C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0b7c2; }
.text { color: #b0b7c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0b7c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 183 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0b7c2, #b2b0c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B0B7C2?: #B0B7C2 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0B7C2?: The RGB value is 176, 183, 194: 176 red, 183 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0B7C2?: The complementary color is #C2BBB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0B7C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.