What color is #B3CBCB?

#B3CBCB is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3CBCB?

The RGB value is 179, 203, 203: 179 red, 203 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3CBCB?

The complementary color is #CBB3B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3CBCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3CBCB color

#B3CBCB rgb(179, 203, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3CBCB is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 79.6% green and 79.6% blue (179, 203, 203).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 19% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.32:1).

#B3CBCB color codes

HEX	`#B3CBCB`
RGB	`rgb(179, 203, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 79.6%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 19%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 12%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.96, -8.05, -2.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.96, 8.5, 198.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.723, 56.606, 64.742)`
Decimal	`11783115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3CBCB, 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 #B3CBCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3CBCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.32:1	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 #B3CBCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3cbcb; }
.text { color: #b3cbcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3cbcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 203 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3cbcb, #b3bfcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B3CBCB?: #B3CBCB is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3CBCB?: The RGB value is 179, 203, 203: 179 red, 203 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3CBCB?: The complementary color is #CBB3B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3CBCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.