What color is #B3B2AE?

#B3B2AE is a gray, closest to the named color Steam Engine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3B2AE?

The RGB value is 179, 178, 174: 179 red, 178 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3B2AE?

The complementary color is #AEAFB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3B2AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3B2AE color

#B3B2AE rgb(179, 178, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3B2AE is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 69.8% green and 68.2% blue (179, 178, 174).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 3% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Steam Engine (#B2B2AD), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.9:1).

#B3B2AE color codes

HEX	`#B3B2AE`
RGB	`rgb(179, 178, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 69.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 3%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 3%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.55, -0.39, 2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.55, 2.2, 100.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.15, 44.481, 46.401)`
Decimal	`11776686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3B2AE, 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 #B3B2AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3B2AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.9:1	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 #B3B2AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3b2ae; }
.text { color: #b3b2ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3b2ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 178 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3b2ae, #b2b3ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B3B2AE?: #B3B2AE is a gray, closest to the named color Steam Engine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3B2AE?: The RGB value is 179, 178, 174: 179 red, 178 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3B2AE?: The complementary color is #AEAFB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3B2AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.