What color is #B0CFCB?

#B0CFCB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0CFCB?

The RGB value is 176, 207, 203: 176 red, 207 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0CFCB?

The complementary color is #CFB0B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0CFCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0CFCB color

#B0CFCB rgb(176, 207, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0CFCB is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 81.2% green and 79.6% blue (176, 207, 203).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 24% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Coast to Coast (#BDD4D1), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.63:1).

#B0CFCB color codes

HEX	`#B0CFCB`
RGB	`rgb(176, 207, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 81.2%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 24%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 15%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 2%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.83, -11.09, -1.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.83, 11.19, 187.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.994, 58.166, 65.029)`
Decimal	`11587531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0CFCB, 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 #B0CFCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0CFCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.63:1	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 #B0CFCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0cfcb; }
.text { color: #b0cfcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0cfcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 207 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0cfcb, #b0c4cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B0CFCB?: #B0CFCB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0CFCB?: The RGB value is 176, 207, 203: 176 red, 207 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0CFCB?: The complementary color is #CFB0B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0CFCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.