What color is #B0CEC2?

#B0CEC2 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0CEC2?

The RGB value is 176, 206, 194: 176 red, 206 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0CEC2?

The complementary color is #CEB0BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0CEC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0CEC2 color

#B0CEC2 rgb(176, 206, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0CEC2 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 80.8% green and 76.1% blue (176, 206, 194).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 23% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.45:1).

#B0CEC2 color codes

HEX	`#B0CEC2`
RGB	`rgb(176, 206, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 80.8%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 23%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 15%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 6%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.33, -12.36, 2.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.33, 12.64, 168.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.711, 57.267, 59.463)`
Decimal	`11587266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0CEC2, 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 #B0CEC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0CEC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.45:1	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 #B0CEC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0cec2; }
.text { color: #b0cec2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0cec2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 206 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0cec2, #b0cbce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B0CEC2?: #B0CEC2 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0CEC2?: The RGB value is 176, 206, 194: 176 red, 206 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0CEC2?: The complementary color is #CEB0BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0CEC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.