What color is #B3BBC1?

#B3BBC1 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3BBC1?

The RGB value is 179, 187, 193: 179 red, 187 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3BBC1?

The complementary color is #C1B9B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3BBC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3BBC1 color

#B3BBC1 rgb(179, 187, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3BBC1 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 73.3% green and 75.7% blue (179, 187, 193).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 10% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#B3BBC1 color codes

HEX	`#B3BBC1`
RGB	`rgb(179, 187, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 73.3%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 10%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 7%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 3%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.44, -1.6, -3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.44, 4.29, 248.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.984, 48.974, 57.472)`
Decimal	`11779009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3BBC1, 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 #B3BBC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3BBC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	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 #B3BBC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3bbc1; }
.text { color: #b3bbc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3bbc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 187 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3bbc1, #b3b4c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B3BBC1?: #B3BBC1 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3BBC1?: The RGB value is 179, 187, 193: 179 red, 187 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3BBC1?: The complementary color is #C1B9B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3BBC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.