Light steel blue

#b0bbbd

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light steel blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Light steel blue lands where green meets blue, light and grey. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Light steel blue color values

Every conversion for #b0bbbd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b0bbbd

RGB176, 187, 189

HSL189, 9%, 72%

HSV189, 7%, 74%

CMYK7%, 1%, 0%, 26%

Lab75.1, -3.4, -2.33

XYZ44.86, 48.44, 55.13

Decimal11582397

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone5435 C

Shades of light steel blue

#9eabae #8c9c9f #798c8f #697b7e #5a696c #4b575a #3c4647 #2c3435 #1d2223 #0e1011

Tints of light steel blue

#b7c1c3 #bec7c9 #c5cdce #ccd3d4 #d3d9da #dadfe0 #e0e5e6 #e7ebeb #eef1f1 #f5f7f7

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#bdb2b0 Analogous#b0bdb9 Analogous#b0b4bd Triadic#bdb0bb Triadic#bbbdb0 Split complementary#bdb0b4 Split complementary#bdb9b0

Light steel blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 7, 1, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b0bbbd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

7 1 0 26

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 5 4 32

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light steel blue in css

Copy #b0bbbd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b0bbbd; }
.text { color: #b0bbbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0bbbd; }

How light steel blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light steel blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b0bbbd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b0bbbd against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light steel blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #b0bbbd sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light steel blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light steel blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #b0bbbd and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light steel blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #b0bbbd are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.