What color is #B3AAAB?

#B3AAAB is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3AAAB?

The RGB value is 179, 170, 171: 179 red, 170 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3AAAB?

The complementary color is #AAB3B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3AAAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3AAAB color

#B3AAAB rgb(179, 170, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3AAAB is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 66.7% green and 67.1% blue (179, 170, 171).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 6% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 4% 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 9.25:1).

#B3AAAB color codes

HEX	`#B3AAAB`
RGB	`rgb(179, 170, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 66.7%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 6%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 5%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 4%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.37, 3.4, 0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.37, 3.46, 10.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.315, 41.274, 44.363)`
Decimal	`11774635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3AAAB, 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 #B3AAAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3AAAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	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 #B3AAAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3aaab; }
.text { color: #b3aaab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3aaab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 170 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3aaab, #b3aeaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B3AAAB?: #B3AAAB is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3AAAB?: The RGB value is 179, 170, 171: 179 red, 170 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3AAAB?: The complementary color is #AAB3B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3AAAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.