What color is #B3BAAC?

#B3BAAC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3BAAC?

The RGB value is 179, 186, 172: 179 red, 186 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3BAAC?

The complementary color is #B3ACBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3BAAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3BAAC color

#B3BAAC rgb(179, 186, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3BAAC is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 72.9% green and 67.5% blue (179, 186, 172).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 9% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#B3BAAC color codes

HEX	`#B3BAAC`
RGB	`rgb(179, 186, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 72.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 9%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 8%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.62, -5.02, 6.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.62, 8.02, 128.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.594, 47.68, 45.928)`
Decimal	`11778732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3BAAC, 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 #B3BAAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3BAAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	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 #B3BAAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3baac; }
.text { color: #b3baac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3baac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 186 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3baac, #acbaac); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B3BAAC?: #B3BAAC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3BAAC?: The RGB value is 179, 186, 172: 179 red, 186 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3BAAC?: The complementary color is #B3ACBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3BAAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.