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#B3BBC0 Stormy

#B3BBC0 is a light gray named Stormy. In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 73.3% green and 75.3% blue (rgb(179, 187, 192)). Its HSL value is 203° hue, 9% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #B3BBC0 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.79:1.

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Variations of #B3BBC0

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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#B3BBC0 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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#B3BBC0 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B3BBC0 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 #B7B9C0
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9BBC0
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7BBC0
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B7B9C0
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B6BAC0
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B0BCBD
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B2BCBE
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B8BABB

#B3BBC0 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.95:1 Very poor#B3BBC0 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.79:1 Very good#B3BBC0 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B3BBC0 in CSS

/* Stormy */
.color { color: #B3BBC0; }
.background { background-color: #B3BBC0; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B3BBC0; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(179 187 192);
color: hsl(203 9% 73%);
color: oklch(0.787 0.011 234.9);

#B3BBC0 FAQ

What color is #B3BBC0?

#B3BBC0 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Stormy. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #B3BBC0?

#B3BBC0 is rgb(179, 187, 192) in RGB, hsl(203, 9%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 3%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B3BBC0?

The complementary color of #B3BBC0 is #C0B8B3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B3BBC0?

Black text has the best contrast on #B3BBC0: 10.79:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B3BBC0 a warm or cool color?

#B3BBC0 is a neutral color.