What color is #B3BEBD?

#B3BEBD is a light gray, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3BEBD?

The RGB value is 179, 190, 189: 179 red, 190 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3BEBD?

The complementary color is #BEB3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3BEBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3BEBD color

#B3BEBD rgb(179, 190, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3BEBD is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 74.5% green and 74.1% blue (179, 190, 189).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 8% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#B3BEBD color codes

HEX	`#B3BEBD`
RGB	`rgb(179, 190, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 74.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 8%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 6%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 1%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.12, -3.98, -0.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.12, 4.06, 191.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.187, 50.084, 55.368)`
Decimal	`11779773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3BEBD, 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 #B3BEBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3BEBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #B3BEBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3bebd; }
.text { color: #b3bebd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3bebd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 190 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3bebd, #b3b9be); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3BEBD?: #B3BEBD is a light gray, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3BEBD?: The RGB value is 179, 190, 189: 179 red, 190 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3BEBD?: The complementary color is #BEB3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3BEBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.