What color is #B0CFBB?

#B0CFBB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0CFBB?

The RGB value is 176, 207, 187: 176 red, 207 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0CFBB?

The complementary color is #CFB0C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0CFBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0CFBB color

#B0CFBB rgb(176, 207, 187)

Shades of green

The hex color #B0CFBB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 81.2% green and 73.3% blue (176, 207, 187).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 24% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.49:1).

#B0CFBB color codes

HEX	`#B0CFBB`
RGB	`rgb(176, 207, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 81.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 24%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 15%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 10%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.43, -14.22, 6.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.43, 15.63, 155.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.185, 57.443, 55.5)`
Decimal	`11587515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0CFBB, 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 #B0CFBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0CFBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.49:1	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 #B0CFBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0cfbb; }
.text { color: #b0cfbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0cfbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 207 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0cfbb, #b0cfca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B0CFBB?: #B0CFBB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0CFBB?: The RGB value is 176, 207, 187: 176 red, 207 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0CFBB?: The complementary color is #CFB0C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0CFBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.