#B3B7BD Color

#B3B7BD is rgb(179, 183, 189) in RGB and hsl(216, 7%, 72%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B3B7BD

HEX#B3B7BD

RGBrgb(179, 183, 189)

HSLhsl(216, 7%, 72%)

HSVhsv(216, 5%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(77.8% 0.01 258.3)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 3%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B3B7BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.01:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.42:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B3B7BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B3B7BD Complementary#BDB9B3 Analogous#B3BCBD Analogous#B4B3BD Triadic#BDB3B7 Triadic#B7BDB3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B3B7BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEC1C6 #C6C9CD #D1D3D7 #DCDDE0 #E6E8EA #EFEFF1

Shades

#979DA5 #7F8590 #666C75 #4E535A #373A3F #212326

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