What color is #B3BACE?

#B3BACE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3BACE?

The RGB value is 179, 186, 206: 179 red, 186 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3BACE?

The complementary color is #CEC7B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3BACE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3BACE color

#B3BACE rgb(179, 186, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3BACE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 72.9% green and 80.8% blue (179, 186, 206).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 22% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#B3BACE color codes

HEX	`#B3BACE`
RGB	`rgb(179, 186, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 72.9%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 22%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 13%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 10%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.55, 1.58, -10.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.55, 11, 278.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.287, 49.157, 65.378)`
Decimal	`11778766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3BACE, 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 #B3BACE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3BACE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	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 #B3BACE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3bace; }
.text { color: #b3bace; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3bace; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 186 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3bace, #bab3ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B3BACE?: #B3BACE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3BACE?: The RGB value is 179, 186, 206: 179 red, 186 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3BACE?: The complementary color is #CEC7B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3BACE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.