What color is #B3B6A0?

#B3B6A0 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3B6A0?

The RGB value is 179, 182, 160: 179 red, 182 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3B6A0?

The complementary color is #A3A0B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3B6A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3B6A0 color

#B3B6A0 rgb(179, 182, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3B6A0 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 71.4% green and 62.7% blue (179, 182, 160).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 13% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.12:1).

#B3B6A0 color codes

HEX	`#B3B6A0`
RGB	`rgb(179, 182, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 71.4%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 13%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 12%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 12%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.27, -4.97, 10.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.27, 11.94, 114.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.663, 45.578, 39.853)`
Decimal	`11777696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3B6A0, 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 #B3B6A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3B6A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.12:1	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 #B3B6A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3b6a0; }
.text { color: #b3b6a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3b6a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 182 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3b6a0, #a8b6a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B3B6A0?: #B3B6A0 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3B6A0?: The RGB value is 179, 182, 160: 179 red, 182 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3B6A0?: The complementary color is #A3A0B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3B6A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.