What color is #B3B8A4?

#B3B8A4 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 #B3B8A4?

The RGB value is 179, 184, 164: 179 red, 184 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3B8A4?

The complementary color is #A9A4B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3B8A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3B8A4 color

#B3B8A4 rgb(179, 184, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3B8A4 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 72.2% green and 64.3% blue (179, 184, 164).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 12% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#B3B8A4 color codes

HEX	`#B3B8A4`
RGB	`rgb(179, 184, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 72.2%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 12%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 11%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 11%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.9, -5.35, 9.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.9, 10.96, 119.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.431, 46.545, 41.864)`
Decimal	`11778212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3B8A4, 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 #B3B8A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3B8A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	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 #B3B8A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3b8a4; }
.text { color: #b3b8a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3b8a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 184 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3b8a4, #a9b8a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B3B8A4?: #B3B8A4 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 #B3B8A4?: The RGB value is 179, 184, 164: 179 red, 184 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3B8A4?: The complementary color is #A9A4B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3B8A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.