What color is #B3BEBF?

#B3BEBF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3BEBF?

The RGB value is 179, 190, 191: 179 red, 190 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3BEBF?

The complementary color is #BFB4B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3BEBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3BEBF color

#B3BEBF rgb(179, 190, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3BEBF is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 74.5% green and 74.9% blue (179, 190, 191).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 9% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.03:1).

#B3BEBF color codes

HEX	`#B3BEBF`
RGB	`rgb(179, 190, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 74.5%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 9%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 6%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 1%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.17, -3.59, -1.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.17, 4.02, 206.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.406, 50.172, 56.519)`
Decimal	`11779775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3BEBF, 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 #B3BEBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3BEBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.03:1	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 #B3BEBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3bebf; }
.text { color: #b3bebf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3bebf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 190 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3bebf, #b3b8bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B3BEBF?: #B3BEBF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3BEBF?: The RGB value is 179, 190, 191: 179 red, 190 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3BEBF?: The complementary color is #BFB4B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3BEBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.