What color is #B0C4C1?

#B0C4C1 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0C4C1?

The RGB value is 176, 196, 193: 176 red, 196 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0C4C1?

The complementary color is #C4B0B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0C4C1?

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.

#B0C4C1 color

#B0C4C1 rgb(176, 196, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0C4C1 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 76.9% green and 75.7% blue (176, 196, 193).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 14% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#B0C4C1 color codes

HEX	`#B0C4C1`
RGB	`rgb(176, 196, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 76.9%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 14%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 10%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 2%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.61, -7.37, -0.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.61, 7.42, 186.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.268, 52.559, 58.096)`
Decimal	`11584705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0C4C1, 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 #B0C4C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0C4C1 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 #B0C4C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0c4c1; }
.text { color: #b0c4c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0c4c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 196 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0c4c1, #b0bdc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0C4C1?: #B0C4C1 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0C4C1?: The RGB value is 176, 196, 193: 176 red, 196 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0C4C1?: The complementary color is #C4B0B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0C4C1?: 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.