What color is #B3B4C5?

#B3B4C5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3B4C5?

The RGB value is 179, 180, 197: 179 red, 180 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3B4C5?

The complementary color is #C5C4B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3B4C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3B4C5 color

#B3B4C5 rgb(179, 180, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3B4C5 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 70.6% green and 77.3% blue (179, 180, 197).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 13% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.25:1).

#B3B4C5 color codes

HEX	`#B3B4C5`
RGB	`rgb(179, 180, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 70.6%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 13%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 9%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 9%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.71, 2.97, -8.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.71, 9.21, 288.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.988, 46.257, 59.371)`
Decimal	`11777221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3B4C5, 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 #B3B4C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3B4C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.25:1	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 #B3B4C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3b4c5; }
.text { color: #b3b4c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3b4c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 180 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3b4c5, #bbb3c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B3B4C5?: #B3B4C5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3B4C5?: The RGB value is 179, 180, 197: 179 red, 180 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3B4C5?: The complementary color is #C5C4B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3B4C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.