What color is #B0BFA5?

#B0BFA5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0BFA5?

The RGB value is 176, 191, 165: 176 red, 191 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0BFA5?

The complementary color is #B4A5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0BFA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0BFA5 color

#B0BFA5 rgb(176, 191, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #B0BFA5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 74.9% green and 64.7% blue (176, 191, 165).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 17% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#B0BFA5 color codes

HEX	`#B0BFA5`
RGB	`rgb(176, 191, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 74.9%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 17%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 14%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 14%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.58, -9.94, 11.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.58, 15.11, 131.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.326, 49.208, 42.806)`
Decimal	`11583397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0BFA5, 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 #B0BFA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0BFA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	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 #B0BFA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0bfa5; }
.text { color: #b0bfa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0bfa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 191 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0bfa5, #a5bfa7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B0BFA5?: #B0BFA5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0BFA5?: The RGB value is 176, 191, 165: 176 red, 191 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0BFA5?: The complementary color is #B4A5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0BFA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.