What color is #B3BCA7?

#B3BCA7 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3BCA7?

The RGB value is 179, 188, 167: 179 red, 188 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3BCA7?

The complementary color is #B0A7BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3BCA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3BCA7 color

#B3BCA7 rgb(179, 188, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3BCA7 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 73.7% green and 65.5% blue (179, 188, 167).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 14% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#B3BCA7 color codes

HEX	`#B3BCA7`
RGB	`rgb(179, 188, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 73.7%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 14%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 11%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 11%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.04, -6.95, 9.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.04, 11.82, 126.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.548, 48.34, 43.588)`
Decimal	`11779239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3BCA7, 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 #B3BCA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3BCA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	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 #B3BCA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3bca7; }
.text { color: #b3bca7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3bca7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 188 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3bca7, #a8bca7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B3BCA7?: #B3BCA7 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3BCA7?: The RGB value is 179, 188, 167: 179 red, 188 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3BCA7?: The complementary color is #B0A7BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3BCA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.