What color is #B0BCA3?

#B0BCA3 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0BCA3?

The RGB value is 176, 188, 163: 176 red, 188 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0BCA3?

The complementary color is #AFA3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0BCA3?

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.

#B0BCA3 color

#B0BCA3 rgb(176, 188, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #B0BCA3 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 73.7% green and 63.9% blue (176, 188, 163).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 16% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#B0BCA3 color codes

HEX	`#B0BCA3`
RGB	`rgb(176, 188, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 73.7%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 16%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 13%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 13%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.72, -8.72, 11.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.72, 14.23, 127.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.498, 47.841, 41.639)`
Decimal	`11582627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0BCA3, 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 #B0BCA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0BCA3 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 #B0BCA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0bca3; }
.text { color: #b0bca3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0bca3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 188 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0bca3, #a3bca3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B0BCA3?: #B0BCA3 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0BCA3?: The RGB value is 176, 188, 163: 176 red, 188 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0BCA3?: The complementary color is #AFA3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0BCA3?: 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.