What color is #B0BDBF?

#B0BDBF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0BDBF?

The RGB value is 176, 189, 191: 176 red, 189 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0BDBF?

The complementary color is #BFB2B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0BDBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0BDBF color

#B0BDBF rgb(176, 189, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0BDBF is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 74.1% green and 74.9% blue (176, 189, 191).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 10% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#B0BDBF color codes

HEX	`#B0BDBF`
RGB	`rgb(176, 189, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 74.1%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 10%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 8%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 1%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.69, -4.07, -2.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.69, 4.8, 212.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.504, 49.386, 56.415)`
Decimal	`11582911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0BDBF, 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 #B0BDBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0BDBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	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 #B0BDBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0bdbf; }
.text { color: #b0bdbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0bdbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 189 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0bdbf, #b0b5bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B0BDBF?: #B0BDBF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0BDBF?: The RGB value is 176, 189, 191: 176 red, 189 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0BDBF?: The complementary color is #BFB2B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0BDBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.