What color is #B0BABE?

#B0BABE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0BABE?

The RGB value is 176, 186, 190: 176 red, 186 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0BABE?

The complementary color is #BEB4B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0BABE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0BABE color

#B0BABE rgb(176, 186, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0BABE is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 72.9% green and 74.5% blue (176, 186, 190).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 10% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#B0BABE color codes

HEX	`#B0BABE`
RGB	`rgb(176, 186, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 72.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 10%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 7%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 2%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.87, -2.67, -3.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.87, 4.18, 230.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.756, 48.065, 55.625)`
Decimal	`11582142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0BABE, 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 #B0BABE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0BABE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	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 #B0BABE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0babe; }
.text { color: #b0babe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0babe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 186 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0babe, #b0b3be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B0BABE?: #B0BABE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0BABE?: The RGB value is 176, 186, 190: 176 red, 186 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0BABE?: The complementary color is #BEB4B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0BABE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.