What color is #B0BCBA?

#B0BCBA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0BCBA?

The RGB value is 176, 188, 186: 176 red, 188 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0BCBA?

The complementary color is #BCB0B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0BCBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0BCBA color

#B0BCBA rgb(176, 188, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0BCBA is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 73.7% green and 72.9% blue (176, 188, 186).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 8% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.75:1).

#B0BCBA color codes

HEX	`#B0BCBA`
RGB	`rgb(176, 188, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 73.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 8%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 6%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 1%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.29, -4.52, -0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.29, 4.54, 185.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.749, 48.741, 53.495)`
Decimal	`11582650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0BCBA, 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 #B0BCBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0BCBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.75:1	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 #B0BCBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0bcba; }
.text { color: #b0bcba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0bcba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 188 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0bcba, #b0b8bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0BCBA?: #B0BCBA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0BCBA?: The RGB value is 176, 188, 186: 176 red, 188 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0BCBA?: The complementary color is #BCB0B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0BCBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.