What color is #B3B6B1?

#B3B6B1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Magnetic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3B6B1?

The RGB value is 179, 182, 177: 179 red, 182 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3B6B1?

The complementary color is #B4B1B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3B6B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3B6B1 color

#B3B6B1 rgb(179, 182, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3B6B1 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 71.4% green and 69.4% blue (179, 182, 177).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 3% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Magnetic (#B2B5AF), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#B3B6B1 color codes

HEX	`#B3B6B1`
RGB	`rgb(179, 182, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 71.4%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 3%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 3%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.68, -1.98, 2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.68, 2.94, 132.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.253, 46.214, 48.228)`
Decimal	`11777713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3B6B1, 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 #B3B6B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3B6B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	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 #B3B6B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3b6b1; }
.text { color: #b3b6b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3b6b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 182 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3b6b1, #b1b6b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B3B6B1?: #B3B6B1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Magnetic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3B6B1?: The RGB value is 179, 182, 177: 179 red, 182 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3B6B1?: The complementary color is #B4B1B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3B6B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.