What color is #B3A8AA?

#B3A8AA is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3A8AA?

The RGB value is 179, 168, 170: 179 red, 168 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3A8AA?

The complementary color is #A8B3B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3A8AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3A8AA color

#B3A8AA rgb(179, 168, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3A8AA is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 65.9% green and 66.7% blue (179, 168, 170).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 7% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 5% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#B3A8AA color codes

HEX	`#B3A8AA`
RGB	`rgb(179, 168, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 65.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 7%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 6%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 5%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.82, 4.31, 0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.82, 4.33, 5.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.848, 40.492, 43.739)`
Decimal	`11774122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3A8AA, 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 #B3A8AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3A8AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	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 #B3A8AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3a8aa; }
.text { color: #b3a8aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3a8aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 168 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3a8aa, #b3aca8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B3A8AA?: #B3A8AA is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3A8AA?: The RGB value is 179, 168, 170: 179 red, 168 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3A8AA?: The complementary color is #A8B3B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3A8AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.