What color is #B3BAB9?

#B3BAB9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Provence Wind. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3BAB9?

The RGB value is 179, 186, 185: 179 red, 186 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3BAB9?

The complementary color is #BAB3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3BAB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3BAB9 color

#B3BAB9 rgb(179, 186, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3BAB9 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 72.9% green and 72.5% blue (179, 186, 185).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 5% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Provence Wind (#B4B9B9), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.64:1).

#B3BAB9 color codes

HEX	`#B3BAB9`
RGB	`rgb(179, 186, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 72.9%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 5%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 4%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.95, -2.62, -0.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.95, 2.64, 187.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.905, 48.204, 52.828)`
Decimal	`11778745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3BAB9, 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 #B3BAB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3BAB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.64:1	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 #B3BAB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3bab9; }
.text { color: #b3bab9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3bab9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 186 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3bab9, #b3b8ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B3BAB9?: #B3BAB9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Provence Wind. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3BAB9?: The RGB value is 179, 186, 185: 179 red, 186 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3BAB9?: The complementary color is #BAB3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3BAB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.