What color is #B3B1B6?

#B3B1B6 is a light gray, closest to the named color Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3B1B6?

The RGB value is 179, 177, 182: 179 red, 177 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3B1B6?

The complementary color is #B4B6B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3B1B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3B1B6 color

#B3B1B6 rgb(179, 177, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3B1B6 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 69.4% green and 71.4% blue (179, 177, 182).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 3% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Tangled Web (#B2B2B2), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#B3B1B6 color codes

HEX	`#B3B1B6`
RGB	`rgb(179, 177, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 69.4%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 3%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 3%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 3%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.5, 1.65, -2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.5, 2.82, 305.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.755, 44.405, 50.566)`
Decimal	`11776438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3B1B6, 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 #B3B1B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3B1B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	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 #B3B1B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3b1b6; }
.text { color: #b3b1b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3b1b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 177 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3b1b6, #b5b1b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #B3B1B6?: #B3B1B6 is a light gray, closest to the named color Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3B1B6?: The RGB value is 179, 177, 182: 179 red, 177 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3B1B6?: The complementary color is #B4B6B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3B1B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.