Information about #B3BBB3 color

#B3BBB3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B3BBB3 belongs to the Green Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(179, 187, 179) (70.2% red, 73.3% green, 70.2% blue), or CMYK 3 / 0 / 3 / 27 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B3BBB3 presents itself as a quiet, subdued grey — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Hermitage (#B1B9B4). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ash Gray (#B2BEB5) and Loblolly (#B3BBB7).

In RGB terms — rgb(179, 187, 179) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B3BBB3: 10.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B3BBB3 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B3BBB3 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B3BBB3 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B3BBB3 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B3BBB3 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B3BBB3 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B3BBB3 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.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #B3BBB3

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Hermitage color link
Hermitage

#B1B9B4

Ash Gray color link
Ash Gray

#B2BEB5

Loblolly color link
Loblolly

#B3BBB7

Eighth Tapa color link
Eighth Tapa

#B7B8B2

Half Silver Chalice color link
Half Silver Chalice

#B7BAB6

Half Robin Egg Blue color link
Half Robin Egg Blue

#B5C0B5

Gray Cloud color link
Gray Cloud

#B6B6B4

Surrender color link
Surrender

#B5B7B7

Rainee color link
Rainee

#B3C1B1

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Triple Concrete color link
Triple Concrete

#B7B6B5

Antique Steel color link
Antique Steel

#B1B6B7

#B3BBB3 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B3BBB3
  • RGB179, 187, 179
  • CMYK3, 0, 3, 27
  • CSSrgb(179, 187, 179)
  • HSL120°, 6%, 72%
  • HSL Precise120°, 5.556%, 71.765%
  • HSV120°, 4%, 73%
  • HSB120°, 4%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.733, 0.702)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.733, 0.702, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.733, 0.702)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB70.2%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB3BBB3
  • DECIMAL ID11778995
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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