What color is #B3ABBB?

#B3ABBB 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 #B3ABBB?

The RGB value is 179, 171, 187: 179 red, 171 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3ABBB?

The complementary color is #B3BBAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3ABBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3ABBB color

#B3ABBB rgb(179, 171, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3ABBB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 67.1% green and 73.3% blue (179, 171, 187).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#B3ABBB color codes

HEX	`#B3ABBB`
RGB	`rgb(179, 171, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 67.1%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 9%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.08, 5.88, -7.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.08, 9.25, 309.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.121, 42.297, 52.949)`
Decimal	`11774907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3ABBB, 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 #B3ABBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3ABBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	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 #B3ABBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3abbb; }
.text { color: #b3abbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3abbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 171 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3abbb, #bbabbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3ABBB?: #B3ABBB 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 #B3ABBB?: The RGB value is 179, 171, 187: 179 red, 171 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3ABBB?: The complementary color is #B3BBAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3ABBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.