What color is #B3B3BC?

#B3B3BC is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3B3BC?

The RGB value is 179, 179, 188: 179 red, 179 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3B3BC?

The complementary color is #BCBCB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3B3BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3B3BC color

#B3B3BC rgb(179, 179, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3B3BC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 70.2% green and 73.7% blue (179, 179, 188).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 6% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#B3B3BC color codes

HEX	`#B3B3BC`
RGB	`rgb(179, 179, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 70.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 6%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 5%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.19, 1.72, -4.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.19, 4.88, 290.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.786, 45.455, 54.034)`
Decimal	`11776956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3B3BC, 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 #B3B3BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3B3BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	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 #B3B3BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3b3bc; }
.text { color: #b3b3bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3b3bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 179 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3b3bc, #b7b3bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B3B3BC?: #B3B3BC is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3B3BC?: The RGB value is 179, 179, 188: 179 red, 179 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3B3BC?: The complementary color is #BCBCB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3B3BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.