#B3B9AC Hex Color

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Color Name

Ash Gray*

Hex Color Code

#B3B9AC

RGB Color Code

RGB(179, 185, 172)

CMYK Values*

3.2%, 0.0%, 7.0%, 27.5%

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#B3B9AC hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is B3B9AC?

The RGB color code for color number #B3B9AC is RGB(179, 185, 172). In the RGB color model, #B3B9AC has a red value of 179, a green value of 185, and a blue value of 172. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 3.2% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 7.0% yellow, and 27.5% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 87.7° (degrees), 8.5 % saturation, and 70.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #B3B9AC has a hue of 87.7° (degrees), 7.0 % saturation and 72.5 % brightness/value.

Color B3B9AC is cool or warm?

Color B3B9AC is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #B3B9AC? (For interior and product design)

B3B9AC has an LRV of nearly 47.3. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#B3B9AC

LRV 47.3

Light Color

Compare LRV 47.3 of #B3B9AC with dark and light color

Is #B3B9AC Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color B3B9AC meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #B3B9AC color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #B3B9AC

Hex triplet: #B3B9AC
Red: B3
Green: B9
Blue: AC

RGBA / RGB rgb(179, 185, 172)

Red: 179 (70.2%)
Green: 185 (72.5%)
Blue: 172 (67.5%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 3.24%
Magenta: 0.00%
Yellow: 7.03%
Key: 27.45%

HSL hsl(87.69deg, 8.5 %, 70.0 %)

Hue: 87.69°
Saturation: 8.50 %
Lightness: 70.00 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 87.69°
Saturation: 7.03 %
Brightness / Value: 72.55 %

RYB ryb(33, 69, 53)

Red: 33 (13.0%)
Yellow: 69 (27.0%)
Blue: 53 (20.7%)

HWB

Hue: 87.69°
Whiteness: 67.45 %
Blackness: 27.45 %

CMY

Cyan: 29.80%
Magenta: 27.45%
Yellow: 32.55%

XYZ

X: 43.39
Y: 47.26
Z: 45.87

YXY

Y1: 47.26
X: 0.32
Y2: 0.35

CIE-Lab

L: 74.36
A: -4.48
B: 5.86

CIE-Lch

L: 74.36
C: 7.38
H: 127.41

CIE-Luv

L: 74.36
U: -2.73
V: 9.32

Hunter-Lab

L: 68.75
A: -7.65
B: 8.57

Other

LRV: ~ 47.3 %
Munsell Color System: 7.4GY 7.3/1.6

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #B3B9AC

These are the named colors closest to hex B3B9AC, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#B2BEB5 Color Ash Gray

96.93% match | ΔE 3.07

#CCCCB7 Color Dark Beige

93.69% match | ΔE 6.31

#CFCFC4 Color Pastel Gray

93.28% match | ΔE 6.72

#A9BA9D Color Laurel Green

92.75% match | ΔE 7.25

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to B3B9AC.

#B2B6AC Color PANTONE 15-5704 TCX - Mineral Gray

98.21% match | ΔE 1.79

#B7C2B2 Color Pantone 14-6007 TCX - Sea Foam

96.81% match | ΔE 3.19

#BAC2BA Color PANTONE 14-4502 TCX - Mercury

96.72% match | ΔE 3.28

#A5B2AA Color PANTONE 15-5205 TCX - Aqua Gray

95.90% match | ΔE 4.10

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to B3B9AC.

#B6BCB3 Color PANTONE 4288 C

98.03% match | ΔE 1.97

#BBBEAF Color PANTONE 4177 C

97.93% match | ΔE 2.07

#B9C2B6 Color PANTONE 4183 C

97.42% match | ΔE 2.58

#B0BDB0 Color PANTONE 5655 C

97.07% match | ΔE 2.93

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to B3B9AC.

#B8B7A8 Color BS 12-B-19 - Beige

96.77% match | ΔE 3.23

#BEB7A7 Color BS 00-A-03 - Grey

93.84% match | ΔE 6.16

#B6B6B6 Color BS 18-B-19 - Grey

92.56% match | ΔE 7.44

#CED2CC Color BS 18-C-33 - Blue

92.56% match | ΔE 7.44

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to B3B9AC.

#A5AF9D Color RAL 130 70 10 - Limestone Green

95.83% match | ΔE 4.17

#C3CABF Color RAL 140 80 05 - Willow Green

95.51% match | ΔE 4.49

#A3AEA7 Color RAL 160 70 05 - Greenish Grey

95.46% match | ΔE 4.54

#C5C6B3 Color RAL 110 80 10 - Spring Grey

95.35% match | ΔE 4.65

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to B3B9AC.

#B0B0A9 Color RAL 7038 - Agate Gray

95.32% match | ΔE 4.68

#B7B3A8 Color RAL 7044 - Silk Gray

94.81% match | ΔE 5.19

#B5B0A1 Color RAL 7032 - Pebble Gray

94.47% match | ΔE 5.53

#C8CBC4 Color RAL 9018 - Papyrus White

94.10% match | ΔE 5.90

Paint color for Hex #B3B9AC

These are the real paint colors closest to hex B3B9AC from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from B3B9AC once it is on a wall.

Benjamin Moore

Hex color B3B9AC similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #B3B9AC to Benjamin Moore

#B0B8AE Color Misted Green (2138-50)

98.50% match | ΔE 1.50

#B0B9B2 Color Imperial Gray (1571)

97.19% match | ΔE 2.81

#B0B9B3 Color Iced Marble (1578)

96.76% match | ΔE 3.24

#BBC3BB Color Tranquility (AF-490)

96.53% match | ΔE 3.47

Behr

Hex color B3B9AC similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #B3B9AC to Behr

#B6BBB2 Color Keystone Gray (HDC-AC-21)

98.01% match | ΔE 1.99

#B0B8B0 Color Verdigris (PPU12-14)

97.72% match | ΔE 2.28

#B3BFB0 Color Flagstaff Green (N400-3)

97.09% match | ΔE 2.91

#BEC5BA Color Riverdale (N410-3)

96.73% match | ΔE 3.27

Farrow & Ball

Hex color B3B9AC similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #B3B9AC to Farrow & Ball

#AEB2A4 Color Blue Gray (91)

97.95% match | ΔE 2.05

#BEC1B3 Color Mizzle (266)

97.36% match | ΔE 2.64

#B5BBB4 Color Light Blue (22)

97.23% match | ΔE 2.77

#B7BAA4 Color Vert de Terre (234)

96.41% match | ΔE 3.59

Sherwin Williams

Hex color B3B9AC similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #B3B9AC to Sherwin Williams

#AEB3A9 Color Oyster Bay (SW 6206)

97.92% match | ΔE 2.08

#BDC0B3 Color Contented (SW 6191)

97.56% match | ΔE 2.44

#B0B8B2 Color Silvermist (SW 7621)

96.84% match | ΔE 3.16

#ADBBB2 Color Quietude (SW 6212)

96.46% match | ΔE 3.54

Valspar

Hex color B3B9AC similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #B3B9AC to Valspar

#B1BCB1 Color Bog Fog (8003-34D)

97.76% match | ΔE 2.24

#ADBBAD Color Median Green (M208)

96.70% match | ΔE 3.30

#BBC5B8 Color Dusty Green (T637)

96.64% match | ΔE 3.36

#B0B9B4 Color In the Shadows (V141-4)

96.31% match | ΔE 3.69

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color B3B9AC similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #B3B9AC to Dunn-Edwards

#ACB7A8 Color Graceful Green (DE 6284)

97.53% match | ΔE 2.47

#B9C3B3 Color Belize Green (DEC 782)

96.84% match | ΔE 3.16

#BCC4BD Color Ashwood (DE 6290)

96.03% match | ΔE 3.97

#ACBDB1 Color Rainsong (DET 541)

95.65% match | ΔE 4.35

PPG Paints

Hex color B3B9AC similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #B3B9AC to PPG Paints

#B2B9A5 Color Light Sage (PPG1124-4)

97.16% match | ΔE 2.84

#BEC4B7 Color Balsam (PPG1128-4)

97.11% match | ΔE 2.89

#B4C0AF Color Coastal Crush (PPG1129-4)

96.66% match | ΔE 3.34

#B1B7A1 Color Mellow Mood (PPG1030-3)

96.43% match | ΔE 3.57

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#B3B9AC color palettes and scheme combination

676F5D

808A75

9AA290

B3B9AC

CCD0C8

E6E8E3

FFFFFF

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

B9B2AC

B9B9AC

B3B9AC

ACB9AC

ACB9B2

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

B3B9AC

ACB3B9

B9ACB3

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

B3B9AC

ACB9B9

B2ACB9

B9ACAD

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

B3B9AC

BAC0B4

C2C7BC

C9CEC4

D1D5CD

D9DCD5

E0E3DD

E8EAE6

EFF1EE

F7F8F6

FFFFFF

Ash Gray* - #B3B9AC Tints

B3B9AC

A1A69A

8F9489

7D8178

6B6F67

595C56

474944

353733

232522

111211

000000

Ash Gray* - #B3B9AC Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#B3B9AC

Ash Gray*

#B2ACB9

Lavender Gray*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #B3B9AC?

Color that best contrast with #B3B9AC is #B2ACB9, color name is Lavender Gray*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.