What color is #B3BDB3?

#B3BDB3 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3BDB3?

The RGB value is 179, 189, 179: 179 red, 189 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3BDB3?

The complementary color is #BDB3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3BDB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3BDB3 color

#B3BDB3 rgb(179, 189, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3BDB3 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 74.1% green and 70.2% blue (179, 189, 179).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 7% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#B3BDB3 color codes

HEX	`#B3BDB3`
RGB	`rgb(179, 189, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 74.1%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 7%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 5%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.6, -5.34, 3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.6, 6.58, 144.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.923, 49.233, 49.775)`
Decimal	`11779507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3BDB3, 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 #B3BDB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3BDB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	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 #B3BDB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3bdb3; }
.text { color: #b3bdb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3bdb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 189 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3bdb3, #b3bdb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #B3BDB3?: #B3BDB3 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3BDB3?: The RGB value is 179, 189, 179: 179 red, 189 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3BDB3?: The complementary color is #BDB3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3BDB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.