What color is #B3BFBE?

#B3BFBE 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 #B3BFBE?

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

What is the complementary color of #B3BFBE?

The complementary color is #BFB3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3BFBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3BFBE color

#B3BFBE rgb(179, 191, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3BFBE is a light, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 175°, with 9% saturation and 73% 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 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.11:1).

#B3BFBE color codes

HEX	`#B3BFBE`
RGB	`rgb(179, 191, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 74.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 9%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 6%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 1%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.41, -4.31, -0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.41, 4.41, 192.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.514, 50.563, 56.014)`
Decimal	`11780030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3BFBE, 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 #B3BFBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3BFBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.11:1	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 #B3BFBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3bfbe; }
.text { color: #b3bfbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3bfbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 191 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3bfbe, #b3babf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3BFBE?: #B3BFBE 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 #B3BFBE?: The RGB value is 179, 191, 190: 179 red, 191 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3BFBE?: The complementary color is #BFB3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3BFBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.