What color is #B3BFBA?

#B3BFBA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3BFBA?

The RGB value is 179, 191, 186: 179 red, 191 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3BFBA?

The complementary color is #BFB3B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3BFBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3BFBA color

#B3BFBA rgb(179, 191, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3BFBA is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 74.9% green and 72.9% blue (179, 191, 186).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 9% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.08:1).

#B3BFBA color codes

HEX	`#B3BFBA`
RGB	`rgb(179, 191, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 74.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 9%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 6%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 3%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.31, -5.08, 1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.31, 5.2, 167.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.082, 50.39, 53.743)`
Decimal	`11780026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3BFBA, 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 #B3BFBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3BFBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.08:1	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 #B3BFBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3bfba; }
.text { color: #b3bfba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3bfba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 191 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3bfba, #b3bebf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3BFBA?: #B3BFBA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3BFBA?: The RGB value is 179, 191, 186: 179 red, 191 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3BFBA?: The complementary color is #BFB3B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3BFBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.