What color is #B0BAAF?

#B0BAAF is a light gray, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0BAAF?

The RGB value is 176, 186, 175: 176 red, 186 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0BAAF?

The complementary color is #B9AFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0BAAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0BAAF color

#B0BAAF rgb(176, 186, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0BAAF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 72.9% green and 68.6% blue (176, 186, 175).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 7% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#B0BAAF color codes

HEX	`#B0BAAF`
RGB	`rgb(176, 186, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 72.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 7%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 6%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.47, -5.54, 4.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.47, 7.06, 141.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.2, 47.443, 47.431)`
Decimal	`11582127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0BAAF, 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 #B0BAAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0BAAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	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 #B0BAAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0baaf; }
.text { color: #b0baaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0baaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 186 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0baaf, #afbab3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0BAAF?: #B0BAAF is a light gray, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0BAAF?: The RGB value is 176, 186, 175: 176 red, 186 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0BAAF?: The complementary color is #B9AFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0BAAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.