What color is #B0BCAB?

#B0BCAB 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 #B0BCAB?

The RGB value is 176, 188, 171: 176 red, 188 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0BCAB?

The complementary color is #B7ABBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0BCAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0BCAB color

#B0BCAB rgb(176, 188, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0BCAB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 73.7% green and 67.1% blue (176, 188, 171).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#B0BCAB color codes

HEX	`#B0BCAB`
RGB	`rgb(176, 188, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 73.7%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 9%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 9%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.91, -7.32, 7.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.91, 10.25, 135.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.237, 48.137, 45.534)`
Decimal	`11582635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0BCAB, 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 #B0BCAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0BCAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	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 #B0BCAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0bcab; }
.text { color: #b0bcab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0bcab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 188 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0bcab, #abbcae); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0BCAB?: #B0BCAB 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 #B0BCAB?: The RGB value is 176, 188, 171: 176 red, 188 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0BCAB?: The complementary color is #B7ABBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0BCAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.