What color is #B3C3B6?

#B3C3B6 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 #B3C3B6?

The RGB value is 179, 195, 182: 179 red, 195 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3C3B6?

The complementary color is #C3B3C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3C3B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3C3B6 color

#B3C3B6 rgb(179, 195, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3C3B6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 76.5% green and 71.4% blue (179, 195, 182).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 12% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.4:1).

#B3C3B6 color codes

HEX	`#B3C3B6`
RGB	`rgb(179, 195, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 76.5%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 12%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 8%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 7%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.28, -7.93, 4.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.28, 9.2, 149.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.547, 51.991, 51.83)`
Decimal	`11781046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3C3B6, 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 #B3C3B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3C3B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.4:1	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 #B3C3B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3c3b6; }
.text { color: #b3c3b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3c3b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 195 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3c3b6, #b3c3be); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3C3B6?: #B3C3B6 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 #B3C3B6?: The RGB value is 179, 195, 182: 179 red, 195 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3C3B6?: The complementary color is #C3B3C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3C3B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.