What color is #B3B2BF?

#B3B2BF is a light, grayish blue known as Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Nebulous December?

The RGB value is 179, 178, 191: 179 red, 178 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Nebulous December?

The complementary color is #BEBFB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3B2BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Nebulous December color: hex code #B3B2BF

#B3B2BF rgb(179, 178, 191)

Shades of gray

Nebulous December has the hex code #B3B2BF. It is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 69.8% green and 74.9% blue (179, 178, 191).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 9% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

Nebulous December (#B3B2BF) color codes

HEX	`#B3B2BF`
RGB	`rgb(179, 178, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 69.8%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 9%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 7%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 7%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.01, 2.85, -6.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.01, 7.07, 293.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.913, 45.186, 55.688)`
Decimal	`11776703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Nebulous December, 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 #B3B2BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3B2BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	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 #B3B2BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3b2bf; }
.text { color: #b3b2bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3b2bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 178 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3b2bf, #b9b2bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

See #B3B2BF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B3B2BF?: #B3B2BF is a light, grayish blue known as Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Nebulous December?: The RGB value is 179, 178, 191: 179 red, 178 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Nebulous December?: The complementary color is #BEBFB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3B2BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.