What color is #B3AFB8?

#B3AFB8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3AFB8?

The RGB value is 179, 175, 184: 179 red, 175 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3AFB8?

The complementary color is #B4B8AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3AFB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3AFB8 color

#B3AFB8 rgb(179, 175, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3AFB8 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 68.6% green and 72.2% blue (179, 175, 184).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 6% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#B3AFB8 color codes

HEX	`#B3AFB8`
RGB	`rgb(179, 175, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 68.6%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 6%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 5%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 5%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.03, 3.11, -4.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.03, 5.13, 307.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.571, 43.704, 51.531)`
Decimal	`11775928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3AFB8, 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 #B3AFB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3AFB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	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 #B3AFB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3afb8; }
.text { color: #b3afb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3afb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 175 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3afb8, #b7afb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B3AFB8?: #B3AFB8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3AFB8?: The RGB value is 179, 175, 184: 179 red, 175 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3AFB8?: The complementary color is #B4B8AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3AFB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.