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#B3BBCA closest to Stainless Steel

#B3BBCA is a light gray; the closest named color is Stainless Steel. In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 73.3% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(179, 187, 202)). Its HSL value is 219° hue, 18% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 11% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. #B3BBCA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.88:1.

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Variations of #B3BBCA

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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#B3BBCA 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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#B3BBCA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B3BBCA 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 #B4BACA
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7BCCB
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5BBCA
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B4BACA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B4BACA
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AEBEC0
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B1BCC5
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B9BBBF

#B3BBCA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.93:1 Very poor#B3BBCA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.88:1 Very good#B3BBCA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B3BBCA in CSS

/* Stainless Steel */
.color { color: #B3BBCA; }
.background { background-color: #B3BBCA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B3BBCA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(179 187 202);
color: hsl(219 18% 75%);
color: oklch(0.790 0.023 263.2);

#B3BBCA FAQ

What color is #B3BBCA?

#B3BBCA is a light gray. Its closest named color is Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #B3BBCA?

#B3BBCA is rgb(179, 187, 202) in RGB, hsl(219, 18%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(11%, 7%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B3BBCA?

The complementary color of #B3BBCA is #CAC2B3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B3BBCA?

Black text has the best contrast on #B3BBCA: 10.88:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B3BBCA a warm or cool color?

#B3BBCA is a neutral color.