What color is #B3B1BF?

#B3B1BF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3B1BF?

The RGB value is 179, 177, 191: 179 red, 177 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3B1BF?

The complementary color is #BDBFB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3B1BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3B1BF color

#B3B1BF rgb(179, 177, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3B1BF is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 69.4% green and 74.9% blue (179, 177, 191).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 10% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#B3B1BF color codes

HEX	`#B3B1BF`
RGB	`rgb(179, 177, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 69.4%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 10%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 7%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 7%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.75, 3.4, -6.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.75, 7.65, 296.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.715, 44.789, 55.622)`
Decimal	`11776447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3B1BF, 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 #B3B1BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3B1BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	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 #B3B1BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3b1bf; }
.text { color: #b3b1bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3b1bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 177 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3b1bf, #bab1bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B3B1BF?: #B3B1BF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3B1BF?: The RGB value is 179, 177, 191: 179 red, 177 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3B1BF?: The complementary color is #BDBFB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3B1BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.