What color is #B3AFAE?

#B3AFAE is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Marble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3AFAE?

The RGB value is 179, 175, 174: 179 red, 175 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3AFAE?

The complementary color is #AEB2B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3AFAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3AFAE color

#B3AFAE rgb(179, 175, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3AFAE is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 68.6% green and 68.2% blue (179, 175, 174).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 3% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Gray Marble (#B9B4B1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#B3AFAE color codes

HEX	`#B3AFAE`
RGB	`rgb(179, 175, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 68.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 3%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 3%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.76, 1.23, 1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.76, 1.6, 39.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.559, 43.3, 46.204)`
Decimal	`11775918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3AFAE, 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 #B3AFAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3AFAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	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 #B3AFAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3afae; }
.text { color: #b3afae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3afae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 175 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3afae, #b3b2ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3AFAE?: #B3AFAE is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Marble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3AFAE?: The RGB value is 179, 175, 174: 179 red, 175 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3AFAE?: The complementary color is #AEB2B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3AFAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.