What color is #B3A3A3?

#B3A3A3 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3A3A3?

The RGB value is 179, 163, 163: 179 red, 163 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3A3A3?

The complementary color is #A3B3B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3A3A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3A3A3 color

#B3A3A3 rgb(179, 163, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3A3A3 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 63.9% green and 63.9% blue (179, 163, 163).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 10% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#B3A3A3 color codes

HEX	`#B3A3A3`
RGB	`rgb(179, 163, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 63.9%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 10%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 9%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.33, 5.81, 2.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.33, 6.18, 19.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.298, 38.423, 40.042)`
Decimal	`11772835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3A3A3, 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 #B3A3A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3A3A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	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 #B3A3A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3a3a3; }
.text { color: #b3a3a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3a3a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 163 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3a3a3, #b3aba3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B3A3A3?: #B3A3A3 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3A3A3?: The RGB value is 179, 163, 163: 179 red, 163 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3A3A3?: The complementary color is #A3B3B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3A3A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.