What color is #B3B5A7?

#B3B5A7 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3B5A7?

The RGB value is 179, 181, 167: 179 red, 181 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3B5A7?

The complementary color is #A9A7B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3B5A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3B5A7 color

#B3B5A7 rgb(179, 181, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3B5A7 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 71% green and 65.5% blue (179, 181, 167).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 9% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Zen Pebble (#BAB8AD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.08:1).

#B3B5A7 color codes

HEX	`#B3B5A7`
RGB	`rgb(179, 181, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 71%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 9%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 8%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 8%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.17, -3.24, 6.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.17, 7.61, 115.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.088, 45.422, 43.102)`
Decimal	`11777447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3B5A7, 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 #B3B5A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3B5A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.08:1	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 #B3B5A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3b5a7; }
.text { color: #b3b5a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3b5a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 181 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3b5a7, #acb5a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B3B5A7?: #B3B5A7 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3B5A7?: The RGB value is 179, 181, 167: 179 red, 181 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3B5A7?: The complementary color is #A9A7B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3B5A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.