What color is #B0C3CB?

#B0C3CB 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 #B0C3CB?

The RGB value is 176, 195, 203: 176 red, 195 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0C3CB?

The complementary color is #CBB8B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0C3CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0C3CB color

#B0C3CB rgb(176, 195, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0C3CB is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 76.5% green and 79.6% blue (176, 195, 203).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 21% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.51:1).

#B0C3CB color codes

HEX	`#B0C3CB`
RGB	`rgb(176, 195, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 76.5%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 21%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 13%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 4%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.62, -4.82, -6.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.62, 7.86, 232.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.197, 52.571, 64.096)`
Decimal	`11584459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0C3CB, 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 #B0C3CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0C3CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.51:1	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 #B0C3CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0c3cb; }
.text { color: #b0c3cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0c3cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 195 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0c3cb, #b0b5cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #B0C3CB?: #B0C3CB 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 #B0C3CB?: The RGB value is 176, 195, 203: 176 red, 195 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0C3CB?: The complementary color is #CBB8B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0C3CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.