What color is #B3BFB2?

#B3BFB2 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 #B3BFB2?

The RGB value is 179, 191, 178: 179 red, 191 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3BFB2?

The complementary color is #BEB2BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3BFB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3BFB2 color

#B3BFB2 rgb(179, 191, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3BFB2 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 74.9% green and 69.8% blue (179, 191, 178).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 9% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.01:1).

#B3BFB2 color codes

HEX	`#B3BFB2`
RGB	`rgb(179, 191, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 74.9%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 9%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 7%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 7%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.11, -6.57, 5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.11, 8.34, 142.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.256, 50.059, 49.389)`
Decimal	`11780018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3BFB2, 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 #B3BFB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3BFB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.01:1	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 #B3BFB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3bfb2; }
.text { color: #b3bfb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3bfb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 191 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3bfb2, #b2bfb7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B3BFB2?: #B3BFB2 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 #B3BFB2?: The RGB value is 179, 191, 178: 179 red, 191 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3BFB2?: The complementary color is #BEB2BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3BFB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.