What color is #B3B5C8?

#B3B5C8 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 #B3B5C8?

The RGB value is 179, 181, 200: 179 red, 181 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3B5C8?

The complementary color is #C8C6B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3B5C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3B5C8 color

#B3B5C8 rgb(179, 181, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3B5C8 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 71% green and 78.4% blue (179, 181, 200).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 16% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.36:1).

#B3B5C8 color codes

HEX	`#B3B5C8`
RGB	`rgb(179, 181, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 71%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 16%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 11%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.06, 3.04, -9.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.06, 10.29, 287.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.537, 46.801, 61.267)`
Decimal	`11777480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3B5C8, 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 #B3B5C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3B5C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.36:1	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 #B3B5C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3b5c8; }
.text { color: #b3b5c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3b5c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 181 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3b5c8, #bbb3c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B3B5C8?: #B3B5C8 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 #B3B5C8?: The RGB value is 179, 181, 200: 179 red, 181 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3B5C8?: The complementary color is #C8C6B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3B5C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.