What color is #B3BBCC?

#B3BBCC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3BBCC?

The RGB value is 179, 187, 204: 179 red, 187 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3BBCC?

The complementary color is #CCC4B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3BBCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3BBCC color

#B3BBCC rgb(179, 187, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3BBCC is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 73.3% green and 80% blue (179, 187, 204).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 20% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Ice (#B6BDD0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#B3BBCC color codes

HEX	`#B3BBCC`
RGB	`rgb(179, 187, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 73.3%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 20%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 12%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.75, 0.63, -9.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.75, 9.52, 273.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.257, 49.483, 64.177)`
Decimal	`11779020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3BBCC, 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 #B3BBCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3BBCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	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 #B3BBCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3bbcc; }
.text { color: #b3bbcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3bbcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 187 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3bbcc, #b7b3cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B3BBCC?: #B3BBCC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3BBCC?: The RGB value is 179, 187, 204: 179 red, 187 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3BBCC?: The complementary color is #CCC4B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3BBCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.