What color is #B3BBB5?

#B3BBB5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3BBB5?

The RGB value is 179, 187, 181: 179 red, 187 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3BBB5?

The complementary color is #BBB3B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3BBB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3BBB5 color

#B3BBB5 rgb(179, 187, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3BBB5 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 73.3% green and 71% blue (179, 187, 181).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 6% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.69:1).

#B3BBB5 color codes

HEX	`#B3BBB5`
RGB	`rgb(179, 187, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 73.3%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 6%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 4%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 3%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.11, -3.91, 2.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.11, 4.42, 152.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.7, 48.46, 50.706)`
Decimal	`11778997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3BBB5, 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 #B3BBB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3BBB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.69:1	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 #B3BBB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3bbb5; }
.text { color: #b3bbb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3bbb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 187 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3bbb5, #b3bbb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3BBB5?: #B3BBB5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3BBB5?: The RGB value is 179, 187, 181: 179 red, 187 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3BBB5?: The complementary color is #BBB3B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3BBB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.