What color is #B3B3B5?

#B3B3B5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Wolfram. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3B3B5?

The RGB value is 179, 179, 181: 179 red, 179 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3B3B5?

The complementary color is #B5B5B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3B3B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3B3B5 color

#B3B3B5 rgb(179, 179, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3B3B5 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 70.2% green and 71% blue (179, 179, 181).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 1% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Wolfram (#B5B6B7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#B3B3B5 color codes

HEX	`#B3B3B5`
RGB	`rgb(179, 179, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 70.2%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 1%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 1%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73, 0.38, -1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73, 1.08, 290.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.05, 45.16, 50.156)`
Decimal	`11776949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3B3B5, 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 #B3B3B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3B3B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	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 #B3B3B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3b3b5; }
.text { color: #b3b3b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3b3b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 179 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3b3b5, #b4b3b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #B3B3B5?: #B3B3B5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Wolfram. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3B3B5?: The RGB value is 179, 179, 181: 179 red, 179 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3B3B5?: The complementary color is #B5B5B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3B3B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.