What color is #B3AFA7?

#B3AFA7 is a gray, closest to the named color Mercurial. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3AFA7?

The RGB value is 179, 175, 167: 179 red, 175 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3AFA7?

The complementary color is #A7ABB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3AFA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3AFA7 color

#B3AFA7 rgb(179, 175, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3AFA7 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 68.6% green and 65.5% blue (179, 175, 167).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 7% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Mercurial (#B6B0A9), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#B3AFA7 color codes

HEX	`#B3AFA7`
RGB	`rgb(179, 175, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 68.6%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 7%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 7%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 7%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.58, -0.02, 4.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.58, 4.6, 90.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.895, 43.034, 42.704)`
Decimal	`11775911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3AFA7, 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 #B3AFA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3AFA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	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 #B3AFA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3afa7; }
.text { color: #b3afa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3afa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 175 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3afa7, #b1b3a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3AFA7?: #B3AFA7 is a gray, closest to the named color Mercurial. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3AFA7?: The RGB value is 179, 175, 167: 179 red, 175 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3AFA7?: The complementary color is #A7ABB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3AFA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.