What color is #B3BBC4?

#B3BBC4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3BBC4?

The RGB value is 179, 187, 196: 179 red, 187 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3BBC4?

The complementary color is #C4BCB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3BBC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3BBC4 color

#B3BBC4 rgb(179, 187, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3BBC4 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 73.3% green and 76.9% blue (179, 187, 196).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 13% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Stainless Steel (#B4BDC7), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#B3BBC4 color codes

HEX	`#B3BBC4`
RGB	`rgb(179, 187, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 73.3%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 13%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 9%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 5%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.52, -1, -5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.52, 5.58, 259.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.322, 49.109, 59.252)`
Decimal	`11779012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3BBC4, 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 #B3BBC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3BBC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	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 #B3BBC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3bbc4; }
.text { color: #b3bbc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3bbc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 187 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3bbc4, #b3b3c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B3BBC4?: #B3BBC4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3BBC4?: The RGB value is 179, 187, 196: 179 red, 187 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3BBC4?: The complementary color is #C4BCB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3BBC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.