What color is #B0BCB9?

#B0BCB9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0BCB9?

The RGB value is 176, 188, 185: 176 red, 188 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0BCB9?

The complementary color is #BCB0B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0BCB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0BCB9 color

#B0BCB9 rgb(176, 188, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0BCB9 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 73.7% green and 72.5% blue (176, 188, 185).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 8% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#B0BCB9 color codes

HEX	`#B0BCB9`
RGB	`rgb(176, 188, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 73.7%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 8%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 6%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.26, -4.71, 0.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.26, 4.71, 178.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.643, 48.699, 52.937)`
Decimal	`11582649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0BCB9, 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 #B0BCB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0BCB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	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 #B0BCB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0bcb9; }
.text { color: #b0bcb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0bcb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 188 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0bcb9, #b0b9bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0BCB9?: #B0BCB9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0BCB9?: The RGB value is 176, 188, 185: 176 red, 188 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0BCB9?: The complementary color is #BCB0B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0BCB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.