#B0B4AE#B0B4AE
#B0B4AE is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.010 H 134.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B0B4AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 180, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(100, 4%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(100, 3%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.2%, 0%, 3.3%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.84, -2.52, 2.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.84, 3.60, 134.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.5% -0.0067 0.0067) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.5% 0.01 134.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.8644, 44.9285, 46.5027) |
| Luminance | 0.4493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 4.98
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 5.45
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 5.94
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 6.45
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 6.67
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 7.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B0B4AE #B2AEB4
analogous
#B3B4AE #B0B4AE #AEB4AF
triadic
#B0B4AE #AEB0B4 #B4AEB0
tetradic
#B0B4AE #AEB3B4 #B2AEB4 #B4AFAE
square
#B0B4AE #AEB3B4 #B2AEB4 #B4AFAE
split-complementary
#B0B4AE #AFAEB4 #B4AEB3
monochromatic
#72786F #91978E #B0B4AE #CFD1CE #EEEFEE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#B0B4AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#B0B4AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B0B4AE
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B0B4AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B0B4AE | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5B3AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4B3AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B0B3B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b0b4ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 180, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.010 134.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7cac6',
500: '#b0b4ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b0b4ae; $custom-light: #c7cac6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b0b4ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 180,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 100,
"s": 3.846,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76497,
"c": 0.00952,
"h": 134.9
},
"luminance": 0.44929
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B0B4AE
secondary
#DFDEE0
accent
#588E7C
background
#FCFCFC
surface
#F8F8F8
border
#D1D1D1
text
#131313
muted
#828282