What color is #B0BAA7?

#B0BAA7 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0BAA7?

The RGB value is 176, 186, 167: 176 red, 186 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0BAA7?

The complementary color is #B1A7BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0BAA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0BAA7 color

#B0BAA7 rgb(176, 186, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0BAA7 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 72.9% green and 65.5% blue (176, 186, 167).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 12% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#B0BAA7 color codes

HEX	`#B0BAA7`
RGB	`rgb(176, 186, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 72.9%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 12%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 10%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 10%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.28, -6.97, 8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.28, 10.95, 129.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.437, 47.138, 43.415)`
Decimal	`11582119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0BAA7, 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 #B0BAA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0BAA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	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 #B0BAA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0baa7; }
.text { color: #b0baa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0baa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 186 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0baa7, #a7baa8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0BAA7?: #B0BAA7 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0BAA7?: The RGB value is 176, 186, 167: 176 red, 186 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0BAA7?: The complementary color is #B1A7BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0BAA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.