What color is #B0C1BC?

#B0C1BC 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 #B0C1BC?

The RGB value is 176, 193, 188: 176 red, 193 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0C1BC?

The complementary color is #C1B0B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0C1BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0C1BC color

#B0C1BC rgb(176, 193, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0C1BC is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 75.7% green and 73.7% blue (176, 193, 188).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 12% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.2:1).

#B0C1BC color codes

HEX	`#B0C1BC`
RGB	`rgb(176, 193, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 75.7%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 12%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 9%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 3%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.68, -6.77, 0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.68, 6.79, 175.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.05, 51, 54.985)`
Decimal	`11583932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0C1BC, 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 #B0C1BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0C1BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.2:1	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 #B0C1BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0c1bc; }
.text { color: #b0c1bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0c1bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 193 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0c1bc, #b0bdc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0C1BC?: #B0C1BC 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 #B0C1BC?: The RGB value is 176, 193, 188: 176 red, 193 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0C1BC?: The complementary color is #C1B0B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0C1BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.