What color is #B3B1A3?

#B3B1A3 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3B1A3?

The RGB value is 179, 177, 163: 179 red, 177 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3B1A3?

The complementary color is #A3A5B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3B1A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3B1A3 color

#B3B1A3 rgb(179, 177, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3B1A3 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 69.4% green and 63.9% blue (179, 177, 163).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 10% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Zen Pebble (#BAB8AD), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#B3B1A3 color codes

HEX	`#B3B1A3`
RGB	`rgb(179, 177, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 69.4%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 10%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 9%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.01, -1.8, 7.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.01, 7.63, 103.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.923, 43.673, 40.917)`
Decimal	`11776419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3B1A3, 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 #B3B1A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3B1A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #B3B1A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3b1a3; }
.text { color: #b3b1a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3b1a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 177 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3b1a3, #adb3a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B3B1A3?: #B3B1A3 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3B1A3?: The RGB value is 179, 177, 163: 179 red, 177 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3B1A3?: The complementary color is #A3A5B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3B1A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.