What color is #B3BBAB?

#B3BBAB 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 #B3BBAB?

The RGB value is 179, 187, 171: 179 red, 187 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3BBAB?

The complementary color is #B3ABBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3BBAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3BBAB color

#B3BBAB rgb(179, 187, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3BBAB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 73.3% green and 67.1% blue (179, 187, 171).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#B3BBAB color codes

HEX	`#B3BBAB`
RGB	`rgb(179, 187, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 73.3%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 9%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.87, -5.72, 7.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.87, 9.16, 128.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.71, 48.065, 45.495)`
Decimal	`11778987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3BBAB, 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 #B3BBAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3BBAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	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 #B3BBAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3bbab; }
.text { color: #b3bbab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3bbab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 187 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3bbab, #abbbab); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3BBAB?: #B3BBAB 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 #B3BBAB?: The RGB value is 179, 187, 171: 179 red, 187 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3BBAB?: The complementary color is #B3ABBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3BBAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.