#B3B8BD Color

#B3B8BD is rgb(179, 184, 189) in RGB and hsl(210, 7%, 72%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B3B8BD

HEX#B3B8BD

RGBrgb(179, 184, 189)

HSLhsl(210, 7%, 72%)

HSVhsv(210, 5%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(78% 0.009 247.9)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B3B8BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

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

TextBlack text10.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B3B8BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B3B8BD Complementary#BDB8B3 Analogous#B3BDBD Analogous#B3B3BD Triadic#BDB3B8 Triadic#B8BDB3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B3B8BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEC2C6 #C6C9CD #D1D4D7 #DCDEE0 #E6E8EA #EFF0F1

Shades

#979EA5 #7F8790 #666E75 #4E545A #373B3F #212426

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