What color is #B0BFBE?

#B0BFBE 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 #B0BFBE?

The RGB value is 176, 191, 190: 176 red, 191 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0BFBE?

The complementary color is #BFB0B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0BFBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0BFBE color

#B0BFBE rgb(176, 191, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0BFBE is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 74.9% green and 74.5% blue (176, 191, 190).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 10% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#B0BFBE color codes

HEX	`#B0BFBE`
RGB	`rgb(176, 191, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 74.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 10%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 8%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.2, -5.33, -1.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.2, 5.48, 193.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.828, 50.209, 55.982)`
Decimal	`11583422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0BFBE, 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 #B0BFBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0BFBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	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 #B0BFBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0bfbe; }
.text { color: #b0bfbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0bfbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 191 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0bfbe, #b0b8bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0BFBE?: #B0BFBE 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 #B0BFBE?: The RGB value is 176, 191, 190: 176 red, 191 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0BFBE?: The complementary color is #BFB0B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0BFBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.