What color is #B3BEBB?

#B3BEBB is a light gray, closest to the named color Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3BEBB?

The RGB value is 179, 190, 187: 179 red, 190 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3BEBB?

The complementary color is #BEB3B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3BEBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3BEBB color

#B3BEBB rgb(179, 190, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3BEBB is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 74.5% green and 73.3% blue (179, 190, 187).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 8% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Metal (#BABFBC), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#B3BEBB color codes

HEX	`#B3BEBB`
RGB	`rgb(179, 190, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 74.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 8%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 6%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.07, -4.36, 0.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.07, 4.37, 177.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.972, 49.998, 54.233)`
Decimal	`11779771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3BEBB, 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 #B3BEBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3BEBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	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 #B3BEBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3bebb; }
.text { color: #b3bebb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3bebb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 190 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3bebb, #b3bbbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3BEBB?: #B3BEBB is a light gray, closest to the named color Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3BEBB?: The RGB value is 179, 190, 187: 179 red, 190 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3BEBB?: The complementary color is #BEB3B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3BEBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.