#B3B1B9 Color

#B3B1B9 is rgb(179, 177, 185) in RGB and hsl(255, 5%, 71%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B3B1B9

HEX#B3B1B9

RGBrgb(179, 177, 185)

HSLhsl(255, 5%, 71%)

HSVhsv(255, 4%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.011 297.6)

CMYKcmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B3B1B9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.12:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.91:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B3B1B9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B3B1B9 Complementary#B7B9B1 Analogous#B1B3B9 Analogous#B7B1B9 Triadic#B9B3B1 Triadic#B1B9B3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B3B1B9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEBCC2 #C8C7CC #D3D1D6 #DADADD #E5E4E7 #EFEFF0

Shades

#9997A1 #827E8B #686670 #525058 #39383E #232225

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