What color is #B5BFB0?

#B5BFB0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5BFB0?

The RGB value is 181, 191, 176: 181 red, 191 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5BFB0?

The complementary color is #BAB0BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5BFB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5BFB0 color

#B5BFB0 rgb(181, 191, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5BFB0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 74.9% green and 69% blue (181, 191, 176).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 10% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#B5BFB0 color codes

HEX	`#B5BFB0`
RGB	`rgb(181, 191, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 74.9%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 10%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 8%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 8%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.2, -6.23, 6.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.2, 8.92, 134.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.522, 50.22, 48.361)`
Decimal	`11911088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5BFB0, 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 #B5BFB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5BFB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	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 #B5BFB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5bfb0; }
.text { color: #b5bfb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5bfb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 191 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5bfb0, #b0bfb2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B5BFB0?: #B5BFB0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5BFB0?: The RGB value is 181, 191, 176: 181 red, 191 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5BFB0?: The complementary color is #BAB0BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5BFB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.