Information about #B3B0BB color
Basic facts about this digital color
#B3B0BB presents itself as a quiet, subdued grey — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Misty Lavender (#B6B5B9). Nearby in the Register you will also find Chatelle (#B3ABB6) and Lola (#B9ACBB).
In RGB terms — rgb(179, 176, 187) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B3B0BB background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.1:1. #B3B0BB has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#B3B0BB color variations
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#B3B0BB color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B3B0BB color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B3B0BB color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B3B0BB color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#B3B0BB color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #B3B0BB color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #B3B0BB
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B6B5B9
#B3ABB6
#B9ACBB
#B1B6B7
#B5B7B7
#B3B3B3
#AFA8BC
#B7B6B5
#B6B6B4
#AEB7C0
#B8B5C2
#B0BABA
#B3B0BB color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#B3B0BB
- RGB179, 176, 187
- CMYK3, 4, 0, 27
- CSSrgb(179, 176, 187)
- HSL256°, 7%, 71%
- HSL Precise256.364°, 7.483%, 71.176%
- HSV256°, 6%, 73%
- HSB256°, 6%, 73%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.690
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.733
- GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.690, 0.733)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.690, 0.733, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.690, 0.733)
- Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB69%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB73.3%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDB3B0BB
- DECIMAL ID11776187
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
