What color is #B5B3B7?

#B5B3B7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Wolfram. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5B3B7?

The RGB value is 181, 179, 183: 181 red, 179 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5B3B7?

The complementary color is #B5B7B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5B3B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5B3B7 color

#B5B3B7 rgb(181, 179, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5B3B7 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 70.2% green and 71.8% blue (181, 179, 183).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 3% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Wolfram (#B5B6B7), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

#B5B3B7 color codes

HEX	`#B5B3B7`
RGB	`rgb(181, 179, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 70.2%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 3%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 2%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 2%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.21, 1.45, -1.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.21, 2.3, 309.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.722, 45.483, 51.266)`
Decimal	`11908023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5B3B7, 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 #B5B3B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5B3B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	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 #B5B3B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5b3b7; }
.text { color: #b5b3b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5b3b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 179 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5b3b7, #b7b3b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #B5B3B7?: #B5B3B7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Wolfram. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5B3B7?: The RGB value is 181, 179, 183: 181 red, 179 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5B3B7?: The complementary color is #B5B7B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5B3B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.