What color is #B3B7CB?

#B3B7CB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3B7CB?

The RGB value is 179, 183, 203: 179 red, 183 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3B7CB?

The complementary color is #CBC7B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3B7CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3B7CB color

#B3B7CB rgb(179, 183, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3B7CB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 71.8% green and 79.6% blue (179, 183, 203).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 19% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#B3B7CB color codes

HEX	`#B3B7CB`
RGB	`rgb(179, 183, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 71.8%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 19%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 12%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 10%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.67, 2.58, -10.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.67, 10.87, 283.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.301, 47.762, 63.268)`
Decimal	`11777995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3B7CB, 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 #B3B7CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3B7CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	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 #B3B7CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3b7cb; }
.text { color: #b3b7cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3b7cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 183 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3b7cb, #bbb3cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B3B7CB?: #B3B7CB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3B7CB?: The RGB value is 179, 183, 203: 179 red, 183 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3B7CB?: The complementary color is #CBC7B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3B7CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.