What color is #B3ADA7?

#B3ADA7 is a gray known as Dove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dove?

The RGB value is 179, 173, 167: 179 red, 173 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dove?

The complementary color is #A7ADB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3ADA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dove color: hex code #B3ADA7

#B3ADA7 rgb(179, 173, 167)

Shades of gray

Dove has the hex code #B3ADA7. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 67.8% green and 65.5% blue (179, 173, 167).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 7% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 7% yellow and 30% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

Dove (#B3ADA7) color codes

HEX	`#B3ADA7`
RGB	`rgb(179, 173, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 67.8%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 7%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 7%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.05, 1.06, 3.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.05, 3.98, 74.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.508, 42.261, 42.575)`
Decimal	`11775399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dove, 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 #B3ADA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3ADA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	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 #B3ADA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3ada7; }
.text { color: #b3ada7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3ada7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 173 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3ada7, #b3b3a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #B3ADA7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B3ADA7?: #B3ADA7 is a gray known as Dove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dove?: The RGB value is 179, 173, 167: 179 red, 173 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dove?: The complementary color is #A7ADB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3ADA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.