What color is #B3AFBE?

#B3AFBE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3AFBE?

The RGB value is 179, 175, 190: 179 red, 175 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3AFBE?

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

Is black or white text better on #B3AFBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3AFBE color

#B3AFBE rgb(179, 175, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3AFBE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 68.6% green and 74.5% blue (179, 175, 190).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 10% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#B3AFBE color codes

HEX	`#B3AFBE`
RGB	`rgb(179, 175, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 68.6%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 10%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 8%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 8%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.2, 4.29, -7.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.2, 8.31, 301.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.213, 43.961, 54.914)`
Decimal	`11775934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3AFBE, 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 #B3AFBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3AFBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	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 #B3AFBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3afbe; }
.text { color: #b3afbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3afbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 175 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3afbe, #bbafbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B3AFBE?: #B3AFBE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3AFBE?: The RGB value is 179, 175, 190: 179 red, 175 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3AFBE?: The complementary color is #BABEAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3AFBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.