#B0A0A0

Accessibility

AAA

8.38:1

Vs white / black

2.51:1 · 8.38:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#b0a0a0

RGB

rgb(176, 160, 160)

RGBA

rgba(176, 160, 160, 1)

HSL

hsl(0, 9%, 66%)

HSLA

hsla(0, 9%, 66%, 1)

HSV

hsv(0, 9%, 69%)

LAB

lab(67.21% 5.83 2.12)

LCH

lch(67.21% 6.2 19.98)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7195 0.0179 0.0057)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7195 0.0188 17.66)

XYZ

xyz(36.82, 36.91, 38.44)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 31%)

CSS

color: #b0a0a0;

CSS variable

--color-b0a0a0: #b0a0a0;

SCSS

$color-b0a0a0: #b0a0a0;

JavaScript

const color = "#b0a0a0";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#b0a0a0";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#b0a0a0" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#b0a0a0", "rgb": { "r": 176, "g": 160, "b": 160 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7195 0.0188 17.66)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#b0a0a0-1: #b0a0a0;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-400

Very different · ΔE 5.53 · #A8A29E

Nearest CSS named color

DarkGray

Very different · ΔE 7.65 · #A9A9A9

Nearest Material color

brown-200

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.16 · #BCAAA4

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 20.82 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fff0f0 100f5e3e3 200e1cfcf 300cab9b9 400ae9d9d 500928282 6007b6c6c 700645555 8004e4040 900392b2b 950231717

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f8f7f7 f2efef ebe7e7 e5dfdf ded7d7 d8d0d0 d1c8c8 cac0c0 c4b8b8 bdb0b0 b7a8a8 b0a0a0 a19393 938585 847878 756b6b 675d5d 585050 494343 3b3535 2c2828 1d1b1b 0f0d0d

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f8f7f7 f2efef ebe7e7 e5dfdf ded7d7 d8d0d0 d1c8c8 cac0c0 c4b8b8 bdb0b0 b7a8a8

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

a19393 938585 847878 756b6b 675d5d 585050 494343 3b3535 2c2828 1d1b1b 0f0d0d

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

ac9d9d a89b9b a49898 a09595 9c9393 989090 948d8d 908b8b 8c8888 888585 848383

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#B0A0A0Stop 1 #A0B0B0Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#B0A0A8Stop 1 #B0A0A0Stop 2 #B0A8A0Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#B0A0A0Stop 1 #A0B0A0Stop 2 #A0A0B0Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#B0A0A0Stop 1 #A0B0A8Stop 2 #A0A8B0Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#382E2EStop 1 #615151Stop 2 #8B7474Stop 3 #AE9E9EStop 4 #D1C7C7Stop 5

Using this color

Where #b0a0a0 works

#B0A0A0 (#b0a0a0) sits in the red family at about 0° hue, 9% saturation, and 66% lightness. Contrast is 2.51:1 on white and 8.38:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #b0a0a0 as small body text on white — 2.51:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Energy, urgency, passion, and excitement. Often used for CTAs, alerts, and brands that want attention. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Red range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material Brown 200#BCAAA4 Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 DarkGray#A9A9A9 Material Grey 500#9E9E9E Tailwind zinc 400#A1A1AA Web Safe #999999#999999 Material Brown 300#A1887F Material You Neutral#938F99 System Gray#8E8E93 RosyBrown#BC8F8F Material Grey 400#BDBDBD

Where #b0a0a0 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #b0a0a0 as small body text on white — 2.51:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.