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#B3AFAE closest to Rose Ashes

#B3AFAE is a light gray; the closest named color is Rose Ashes. In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 68.6% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(179, 175, 174)). Its HSL value is 12° hue, 3% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 30% black. #B3AFAE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.66:1.

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Variations of #B3AFAE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B3AFAE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B3AFAE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B3AFAE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B1B0AE
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B0AFAE
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1AFAE
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B1B0AE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B1B0AE
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B4AFAF
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B3AFAE
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B0B0B0
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B1B0AF

#B3AFAE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.17:1 Very poor#B3AFAE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.66:1 Very good#B3AFAE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B3AFAE in CSS

/* Rose Ashes */
.color { color: #B3AFAE; }
.background { background-color: #B3AFAE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B3AFAE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(179 175 174);
color: hsl(12 3% 69%);
color: oklch(0.757 0.005 34.3);

#B3AFAE FAQ

What color is #B3AFAE?

#B3AFAE is a light gray. Its closest named color is Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #B3AFAE?

#B3AFAE is rgb(179, 175, 174) in RGB, hsl(12, 3%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 30%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B3AFAE?

The complementary color of #B3AFAE is #AEB2B3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B3AFAE?

Black text has the best contrast on #B3AFAE: 9.66:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B3AFAE a warm or cool color?

#B3AFAE is a neutral color.