What color is #B3BFCD?

#B3BFCD is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Plein Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3BFCD?

The RGB value is 179, 191, 205: 179 red, 191 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3BFCD?

The complementary color is #CDC1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3BFCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3BFCD color

#B3BFCD rgb(179, 191, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3BFCD is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 74.9% green and 80.4% blue (179, 191, 205).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 21% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Plein Air (#B9C4D2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.25:1).

#B3BFCD color codes

HEX	`#B3BFCD`
RGB	`rgb(179, 191, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 74.9%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 21%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 13%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 7%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.83, -1.31, -8.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.83, 8.53, 261.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.238, 51.252, 65.097)`
Decimal	`11780045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3BFCD, 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 #B3BFCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3BFCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.25:1	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 #B3BFCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3bfcd; }
.text { color: #b3bfcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3bfcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 191 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3bfcd, #b4b3cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B3BFCD?: #B3BFCD is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Plein Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3BFCD?: The RGB value is 179, 191, 205: 179 red, 191 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3BFCD?: The complementary color is #CDC1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3BFCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.