What color is #B3B7C2?

#B3B7C2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Slipper Satin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3B7C2?

The RGB value is 179, 183, 194: 179 red, 183 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3B7C2?

The complementary color is #C2BEB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3B7C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3B7C2 color

#B3B7C2 rgb(179, 183, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3B7C2 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 71.8% green and 76.1% blue (179, 183, 194).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 11% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Slipper Satin (#BFC1CB), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#B3B7C2 color codes

HEX	`#B3B7C2`
RGB	`rgb(179, 183, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 71.8%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 11%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 8%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 6%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.41, 0.75, -6.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.41, 6.09, 277.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.26, 47.345, 57.783)`
Decimal	`11777986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3B7C2, 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 #B3B7C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3B7C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	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 #B3B7C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3b7c2; }
.text { color: #b3b7c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3b7c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 183 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3b7c2, #b6b3c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B3B7C2?: #B3B7C2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Slipper Satin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3B7C2?: The RGB value is 179, 183, 194: 179 red, 183 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3B7C2?: The complementary color is #C2BEB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3B7C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.