#B3BABD Color

#B3BABD is rgb(179, 186, 189) in RGB and hsl(198, 7%, 72%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B3BABD

HEX#B3BABD

RGBrgb(179, 186, 189)

HSLhsl(198, 7%, 72%)

HSVhsv(198, 5%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(78.4% 0.009 225.1)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B3BABD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.97:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.68:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B3BABD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B3BABD Complementary#BDB6B3 Analogous#B3BDBB Analogous#B3B5BD Triadic#BDB3BA Triadic#BABDB3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B3BABD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEC4C6 #C6CBCD #D1D5D7 #DCDFE0 #E6E9EA #EFF0F1

Shades

#97A1A5 #7F8B90 #667175 #4E575A #373C3F #212526

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