What color is #B3ACAF?

#B3ACAF is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3ACAF?

The RGB value is 179, 172, 175: 179 red, 172 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3ACAF?

The complementary color is #ACB3B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3ACAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3ACAF color

#B3ACAF rgb(179, 172, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3ACAF is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 67.5% green and 68.6% blue (179, 172, 175).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 4% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 2% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#B3ACAF color codes

HEX	`#B3ACAF`
RGB	`rgb(179, 172, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 67.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 4%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 4%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 2%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71, 3.05, -0.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71, 3.11, 348.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.08, 42.184, 46.527)`
Decimal	`11775151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3ACAF, 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 #B3ACAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3ACAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	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 #B3ACAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3acaf; }
.text { color: #b3acaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3acaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 172 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3acaf, #b3adac); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B3ACAF?: #B3ACAF is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3ACAF?: The RGB value is 179, 172, 175: 179 red, 172 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3ACAF?: The complementary color is #ACB3B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3ACAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.