What color is #B5B3B1?

#B5B3B1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5B3B1?

The RGB value is 181, 179, 177: 181 red, 179 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5B3B1?

The complementary color is #B1B3B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5B3B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5B3B1 color

#B5B3B1 rgb(181, 179, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5B3B1 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 70.2% green and 69.4% blue (181, 179, 177).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 3% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 2% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Tangled Web (#B2B2B2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#B5B3B1 color codes

HEX	`#B5B3B1`
RGB	`rgb(181, 179, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 70.2%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 3%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 2%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 2%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.05, 0.34, 1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.05, 1.31, 75.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.111, 45.238, 48.047)`
Decimal	`11908017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5B3B1, 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 #B5B3B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5B3B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	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 #B5B3B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5b3b1; }
.text { color: #b5b3b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5b3b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 179 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5b3b1, #b5b5b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B5B3B1?: #B5B3B1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5B3B1?: The RGB value is 181, 179, 177: 181 red, 179 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5B3B1?: The complementary color is #B1B3B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5B3B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.