What color is #B3AAA7?

#B3AAA7 is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3AAA7?

The RGB value is 179, 170, 167: 179 red, 170 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3AAA7?

The complementary color is #A7B0B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3AAA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3AAA7 color

#B3AAA7 rgb(179, 170, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3AAA7 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 66.7% green and 65.5% blue (179, 170, 167).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 7% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 7% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#B3AAA7 color codes

HEX	`#B3AAA7`
RGB	`rgb(179, 170, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 66.7%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 7%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 7%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 7%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.26, 2.68, 2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.26, 3.8, 45.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.939, 41.124, 42.385)`
Decimal	`11774631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3AAA7, 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 #B3AAA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3AAA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	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 #B3AAA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3aaa7; }
.text { color: #b3aaa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3aaa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 170 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3aaa7, #b3b0a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B3AAA7?: #B3AAA7 is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3AAA7?: The RGB value is 179, 170, 167: 179 red, 170 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3AAA7?: The complementary color is #A7B0B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3AAA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.