What color is #B0BDAC?

#B0BDAC 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 #B0BDAC?

The RGB value is 176, 189, 172: 176 red, 189 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0BDAC?

The complementary color is #B9ACBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0BDAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0BDAC color

#B0BDAC rgb(176, 189, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0BDAC is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 74.1% green and 67.5% blue (176, 189, 172).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% 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 10.72:1).

#B0BDAC color codes

HEX	`#B0BDAC`
RGB	`rgb(176, 189, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 74.1%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 9%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 9%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.2, -7.66, 7.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.2, 10.42, 137.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.547, 48.604, 46.109)`
Decimal	`11582892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0BDAC, 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 #B0BDAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0BDAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.72:1	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 #B0BDAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0bdac; }
.text { color: #b0bdac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0bdac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 189 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0bdac, #acbdb1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B0BDAC?: #B0BDAC 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 #B0BDAC?: The RGB value is 176, 189, 172: 176 red, 189 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0BDAC?: The complementary color is #B9ACBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0BDAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.