What color is #B0B8C4?

#B0B8C4 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 #B0B8C4?

The RGB value is 176, 184, 196: 176 red, 184 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0B8C4?

The complementary color is #C4BCB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0B8C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0B8C4 color

#B0B8C4 rgb(176, 184, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0B8C4 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 72.2% green and 76.9% blue (176, 184, 196).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 14% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Stainless Steel (#B4BDC7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#B0B8C4 color codes

HEX	`#B0B8C4`
RGB	`rgb(176, 184, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 72.2%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 14%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 10%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 6%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.51, -0.39, -7.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.51, 7.03, 266.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.007, 47.496, 59.01)`
Decimal	`11581636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0B8C4, 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 #B0B8C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0B8C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	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 #B0B8C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0b8c4; }
.text { color: #b0b8c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0b8c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 184 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0b8c4, #b2b0c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B0B8C4?: #B0B8C4 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 #B0B8C4?: The RGB value is 176, 184, 196: 176 red, 184 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0B8C4?: The complementary color is #C4BCB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0B8C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.