What color is #B0BABF?

#B0BABF 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 #B0BABF?

The RGB value is 176, 186, 191: 176 red, 186 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0BABF?

The complementary color is #BFB5B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0BABF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0BABF color

#B0BABF rgb(176, 186, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0BABF is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 72.9% green and 74.9% blue (176, 186, 191).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 10% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#B0BABF color codes

HEX	`#B0BABF`
RGB	`rgb(176, 186, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 72.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 10%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 8%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 3%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.89, -2.47, -3.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.89, 4.47, 236.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.865, 48.109, 56.202)`
Decimal	`11582143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0BABF, 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 #B0BABF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0BABF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	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 #B0BABF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0babf; }
.text { color: #b0babf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0babf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 186 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0babf, #b0b2bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B0BABF?: #B0BABF 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 #B0BABF?: The RGB value is 176, 186, 191: 176 red, 186 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0BABF?: The complementary color is #BFB5B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0BABF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.