What color is #B0BAD5?

#B0BAD5 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0BAD5?

The RGB value is 176, 186, 213: 176 red, 186 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0BAD5?

The complementary color is #D5CBB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0BAD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0BAD5 color

#B0BAD5 rgb(176, 186, 213)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B0BAD5 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 72.9% green and 83.5% blue (176, 186, 213).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 31% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#B0BAD5 color codes

HEX	`#B0BAD5`
RGB	`rgb(176, 186, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 72.9%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 31%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 17%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.55, 2.11, -14.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.55, 14.87, 278.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.471, 49.151, 69.924)`
Decimal	`11582165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0BAD5, 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 #B0BAD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0BAD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	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 #B0BAD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0bad5; }
.text { color: #b0bad5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0bad5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 186 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0bad5, #b8b0d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B0BAD5?: #B0BAD5 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0BAD5?: The RGB value is 176, 186, 213: 176 red, 186 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0BAD5?: The complementary color is #D5CBB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0BAD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.