What color is #B3ACAB?

#B3ACAB is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3ACAB?

The RGB value is 179, 172, 171: 179 red, 172 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3ACAB?

The complementary color is #ABB2B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3ACAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3ACAB color

#B3ACAB rgb(179, 172, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3ACAB is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 67.5% green and 67.1% blue (179, 172, 171).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 5% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 4% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#B3ACAB color codes

HEX	`#B3ACAB`
RGB	`rgb(179, 172, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 67.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 5%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 4%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 4%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.89, 2.31, 1.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.89, 2.71, 31.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.693, 42.029, 44.489)`
Decimal	`11775147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3ACAB, 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 #B3ACAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3ACAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	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 #B3ACAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3acab; }
.text { color: #b3acab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3acab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 172 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3acab, #b3b0ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B3ACAB?: #B3ACAB is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3ACAB?: The RGB value is 179, 172, 171: 179 red, 172 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3ACAB?: The complementary color is #ABB2B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3ACAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.