What color is #B3BEAF?

#B3BEAF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3BEAF?

The RGB value is 179, 190, 175: 179 red, 190 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3BEAF?

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

Is black or white text better on #B3BEAF?

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.

#B3BEAF color

#B3BEAF rgb(179, 190, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3BEAF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 74.5% green and 68.6% blue (179, 190, 175).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 10% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#B3BEAF color codes

HEX	`#B3BEAF`
RGB	`rgb(179, 190, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 74.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 10%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 8%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 8%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.76, -6.59, 6.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.76, 9.1, 136.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.74, 49.506, 47.748)`
Decimal	`11779759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3BEAF, 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 #B3BEAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3BEAF 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 #B3BEAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3beaf; }
.text { color: #b3beaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3beaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 190 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3beaf, #afbeb3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B3BEAF?: #B3BEAF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3BEAF?: The RGB value is 179, 190, 175: 179 red, 190 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3BEAF?: The complementary color is #BAAFBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3BEAF?: 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.