#B3B9BD Color

#B3B9BD is rgb(179, 185, 189) in RGB and hsl(204, 7%, 72%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B3B9BD

HEX#B3B9BD

RGBrgb(179, 185, 189)

HSLhsl(204, 7%, 72%)

HSVhsv(204, 5%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(78.2% 0.009 236.6)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B3B9BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.98:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.59:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B3B9BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B3B9BD Complementary#BDB7B3 Analogous#B3BDBC Analogous#B3B4BD Triadic#BDB3B9 Triadic#B9BDB3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B3B9BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEC3C6 #C6CACD #D1D4D7 #DCDEE0 #E6E8EA #EFF0F1

Shades

#979FA5 #7F8990 #666F75 #4E555A #373B3F #212426

Use #B3B9BD in Our Tools

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to Pantone RGBA to Hex