What color is #B3B2C3?

#B3B2C3 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 #B3B2C3?

The RGB value is 179, 178, 195: 179 red, 178 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3B2C3?

The complementary color is #C2C3B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3B2C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3B2C3 color

#B3B2C3 rgb(179, 178, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3B2C3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 69.8% green and 76.5% blue (179, 178, 195).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 12% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#B3B2C3 color codes

HEX	`#B3B2C3`
RGB	`rgb(179, 178, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 69.8%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 12%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 9%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 9%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.13, 3.65, -8.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.13, 9.24, 293.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.359, 45.364, 58.038)`
Decimal	`11776707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3B2C3, 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 #B3B2C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3B2C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	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 #B3B2C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3b2c3; }
.text { color: #b3b2c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3b2c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 178 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3b2c3, #bbb2c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B3B2C3?: #B3B2C3 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 #B3B2C3?: The RGB value is 179, 178, 195: 179 red, 178 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3B2C3?: The complementary color is #C2C3B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3B2C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.