What color is #B3C1BD?

#B3C1BD 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 #B3C1BD?

The RGB value is 179, 193, 189: 179 red, 193 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3C1BD?

The complementary color is #C1B3B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3C1BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3C1BD color

#B3C1BD rgb(179, 193, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3C1BD is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 75.7% green and 74.1% blue (179, 193, 189).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 10% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.28:1).

#B3C1BD color codes

HEX	`#B3C1BD`
RGB	`rgb(179, 193, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 75.7%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 10%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 7%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 2%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.92, -5.56, 0.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.92, 5.58, 176.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.844, 51.397, 55.587)`
Decimal	`11780541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3C1BD, 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 #B3C1BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3C1BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.28:1	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 #B3C1BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3c1bd; }
.text { color: #b3c1bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3c1bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 193 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3c1bd, #b3bec1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3C1BD?: #B3C1BD 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 #B3C1BD?: The RGB value is 179, 193, 189: 179 red, 193 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3C1BD?: The complementary color is #C1B3B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3C1BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.