#B0A4AE#B0A4AE
#B0A4AE is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.020 H 331.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B0A4AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 164, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(310, 7%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(310, 7%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.8%, 1.1%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.63, 6.17, -3.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.63, 7.14, 329.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.19% 0.0172 -0.0095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.19% 0.02 331.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8189, 38.8374, 45.4875) |
| Luminance | 0.3884 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 8.13
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 8.38
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 8.81
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 10.56
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 10.90
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 11.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B0A4AE #A4B0A6
analogous
#ACA4B0 #B0A4AE #B0A4A8
triadic
#B0A4AE #AEB0A4 #A4AEB0
tetradic
#B0A4AE #B0ACA4 #A4B0A6 #A4A8B0
square
#B0A4AE #B0ACA4 #A4B0A6 #A4A8B0
split-complementary
#B0A4AE #A8B0A4 #A4B0AC
monochromatic
#746572 #948391 #B0A4AE #CCC5CB #E9E6E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#B0A4AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.77
#B0A4AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B0A4AE
8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B0A4AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B0A4AE | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.77 | 8.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A6AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6A8AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1A5A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b0a4ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 164, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.020 331.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7bfc6',
500: '#b0a4ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b0a4ae; $custom-light: #c7bfc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b0a4ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 164,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 310,
"s": 7.059,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73193,
"c": 0.01968,
"h": 331.2
},
"luminance": 0.38837
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B0A4AE
secondary
#D6DAD7
accent
#915F55
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F8
border
#D1D0D1
text
#131213
muted
#828182