What color is #B0BBAF?

#B0BBAF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0BBAF?

The RGB value is 176, 187, 175: 176 red, 187 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0BBAF?

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

Is black or white text better on #B0BBAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0BBAF color

#B0BBAF rgb(176, 187, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0BBAF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 73.3% green and 68.6% blue (176, 187, 175).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 8% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.57:1).

#B0BBAF color codes

HEX	`#B0BBAF`
RGB	`rgb(176, 187, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 73.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 8%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 6%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.74, -6.06, 4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.74, 7.71, 141.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.411, 47.866, 47.501)`
Decimal	`11582383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0BBAF, 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 #B0BBAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0BBAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.57:1	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 #B0BBAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0bbaf; }
.text { color: #b0bbaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0bbaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 187 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0bbaf, #afbbb4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B0BBAF?: #B0BBAF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0BBAF?: The RGB value is 176, 187, 175: 176 red, 187 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0BBAF?: The complementary color is #BAAFBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0BBAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.