What color is #B0C2B6?

#B0C2B6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0C2B6?

The RGB value is 176, 194, 182: 176 red, 194 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0C2B6?

The complementary color is #C2B0BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0C2B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0C2B6 color

#B0C2B6 rgb(176, 194, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0C2B6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 76.1% green and 71.4% blue (176, 194, 182).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 13% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.24:1).

#B0C2B6 color codes

HEX	`#B0C2B6`
RGB	`rgb(176, 194, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 76.1%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 13%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 9%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 6%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.79, -8.44, 3.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.79, 9.32, 155)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.638, 51.19, 51.723)`
Decimal	`11584182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0C2B6, 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 #B0C2B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0C2B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.24:1	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 #B0C2B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0c2b6; }
.text { color: #b0c2b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0c2b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 194 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0c2b6, #b0c2bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0C2B6?: #B0C2B6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0C2B6?: The RGB value is 176, 194, 182: 176 red, 194 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0C2B6?: The complementary color is #C2B0BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0C2B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.