What color is #B3A6B6?

#B3A6B6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3A6B6?

The RGB value is 179, 166, 182: 179 red, 166 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3A6B6?

The complementary color is #A9B6A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3A6B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3A6B6 color

#B3A6B6 rgb(179, 166, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3A6B6 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 65.1% green and 71.4% blue (179, 166, 182).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 10% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.05:1).

#B3A6B6 color codes

HEX	`#B3A6B6`
RGB	`rgb(179, 166, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 65.1%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 10%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 9%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 9%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.64, 7.65, -6.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.64, 10.05, 319.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.669, 40.234, 49.87)`
Decimal	`11773622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3A6B6, 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 #B3A6B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3A6B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.05:1	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 #B3A6B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3a6b6; }
.text { color: #b3a6b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3a6b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 166 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3a6b6, #b6a6b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3A6B6?: #B3A6B6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3A6B6?: The RGB value is 179, 166, 182: 179 red, 166 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3A6B6?: The complementary color is #A9B6A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3A6B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.