What color is #B3B7A6?

#B3B7A6 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3B7A6?

The RGB value is 179, 183, 166: 179 red, 183 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3B7A6?

The complementary color is #AAA6B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3B7A6?

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.

#B3B7A6 color

#B3B7A6 rgb(179, 183, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3B7A6 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 71.8% green and 65.1% blue (179, 183, 166).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 11% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#B3B7A6 color codes

HEX	`#B3B7A6`
RGB	`rgb(179, 183, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 71.8%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 11%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 9%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.68, -4.48, 8.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.68, 9.31, 118.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.406, 46.204, 42.753)`
Decimal	`11777958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3B7A6, 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 #B3B7A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3B7A6 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 #B3B7A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3b7a6; }
.text { color: #b3b7a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3b7a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 183 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3b7a6, #abb7a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B3B7A6?: #B3B7A6 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3B7A6?: The RGB value is 179, 183, 166: 179 red, 183 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3B7A6?: The complementary color is #AAA6B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3B7A6?: 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.