What color is #B3ABBA?

#B3ABBA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3ABBA?

The RGB value is 179, 171, 186: 179 red, 171 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3ABBA?

The complementary color is #B2BAAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3ABBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3ABBA color

#B3ABBA rgb(179, 171, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3ABBA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 67.1% green and 72.9% blue (179, 171, 186).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 10% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

#B3ABBA color codes

HEX	`#B3ABBA`
RGB	`rgb(179, 171, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 67.1%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 10%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 8%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.05, 5.68, -6.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.05, 8.74, 310.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.015, 42.255, 52.387)`
Decimal	`11774906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3ABBA, 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 #B3ABBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3ABBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	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 #B3ABBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3abba; }
.text { color: #b3abba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3abba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 171 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3abba, #baabba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B3ABBA?: #B3ABBA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3ABBA?: The RGB value is 179, 171, 186: 179 red, 171 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3ABBA?: The complementary color is #B2BAAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3ABBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.