What color is #B0BDBA?

#B0BDBA 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 #B0BDBA?

The RGB value is 176, 189, 186: 176 red, 189 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0BDBA?

The complementary color is #BDB0B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0BDBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0BDBA color

#B0BDBA rgb(176, 189, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0BDBA is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 74.1% green and 72.9% blue (176, 189, 186).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 9% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#B0BDBA color codes

HEX	`#B0BDBA`
RGB	`rgb(176, 189, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 74.1%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 9%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 7%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 2%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.56, -5.05, -0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.56, 5.05, 180.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.963, 49.17, 53.567)`
Decimal	`11582906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0BDBA, 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 #B0BDBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0BDBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	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 #B0BDBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0bdba; }
.text { color: #b0bdba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0bdba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 189 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0bdba, #b0babd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0BDBA?: #B0BDBA 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 #B0BDBA?: The RGB value is 176, 189, 186: 176 red, 189 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0BDBA?: The complementary color is #BDB0B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0BDBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.