What color is #B0BEC6?

#B0BEC6 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0BEC6?

The RGB value is 176, 190, 198: 176 red, 190 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0BEC6?

The complementary color is #C6B8B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0BEC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0BEC6 color

#B0BEC6 rgb(176, 190, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0BEC6 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 74.5% green and 77.6% blue (176, 190, 198).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 16% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.03:1).

#B0BEC6 color codes

HEX	`#B0BEC6`
RGB	`rgb(176, 190, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 74.5%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 16%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 11%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 4%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.15, -3.2, -5.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.15, 6.51, 240.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.509, 50.134, 60.642)`
Decimal	`11583174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0BEC6, 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 #B0BEC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0BEC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.03:1	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 #B0BEC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0bec6; }
.text { color: #b0bec6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0bec6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 190 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0bec6, #b0b3c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B0BEC6?: #B0BEC6 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0BEC6?: The RGB value is 176, 190, 198: 176 red, 190 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0BEC6?: The complementary color is #C6B8B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0BEC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.