What color is #B3B6AB?

#B3B6AB is a gray, closest to the named color Magnetic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3B6AB?

The RGB value is 179, 182, 171: 179 red, 182 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3B6AB?

The complementary color is #AEABB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3B6AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3B6AB color

#B3B6AB rgb(179, 182, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3B6AB is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 71.4% green and 67.1% blue (179, 182, 171).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 7% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Magnetic (#B2B5AF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#B3B6AB color codes

HEX	`#B3B6AB`
RGB	`rgb(179, 182, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 71.4%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 7%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 6%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 6%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.53, -3.07, 5.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.53, 6.06, 120.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.668, 45.98, 45.147)`
Decimal	`11777707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3B6AB, 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 #B3B6AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3B6AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	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 #B3B6AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3b6ab; }
.text { color: #b3b6ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3b6ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 182 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3b6ab, #adb6ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B3B6AB?: #B3B6AB is a gray, closest to the named color Magnetic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3B6AB?: The RGB value is 179, 182, 171: 179 red, 182 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3B6AB?: The complementary color is #AEABB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3B6AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.