What color is #B3BCBF?

#B3BCBF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3BCBF?

The RGB value is 179, 188, 191: 179 red, 188 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3BCBF?

The complementary color is #BFB6B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3BCBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3BCBF color

#B3BCBF rgb(179, 188, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3BCBF is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 73.7% green and 74.9% blue (179, 188, 191).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 9% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.86:1).

#B3BCBF color codes

HEX	`#B3BCBF`
RGB	`rgb(179, 188, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 73.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 9%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 6%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.64, -2.53, -2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.64, 3.62, 225.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.976, 49.311, 56.376)`
Decimal	`11779263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3BCBF, 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 #B3BCBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3BCBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.86:1	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 #B3BCBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3bcbf; }
.text { color: #b3bcbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3bcbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 188 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3bcbf, #b3b6bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B3BCBF?: #B3BCBF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3BCBF?: The RGB value is 179, 188, 191: 179 red, 188 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3BCBF?: The complementary color is #BFB6B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3BCBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.