Palettes / Colors / #B3BEBE

#B3BEBE — Silver Grey

#B3BEBE is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#B3BEBE is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BDB2B2; it also sits naturally between #B2BDB8 and #B2B8BD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 70% · Green 75% · Blue 75%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #B3BEBE

.text { color: #B3BEBE; }
.background { background-color: #B3BEBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B3BEBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(179, 190, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 8%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B3BEBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(179, 190, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B3BEBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(179, 190, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B3BEBE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B3BEBE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B3BEBE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDB2B2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B3BEBE: #000000.

How #B3BEBE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B3BEBE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B3BEBD  ·  #B3BEBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B3BEBE?

#B3BEBE is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 179, 190, 190). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B3BEBE?

#B3BEBE is RGB 179, 190, 190 — HSL 180°, 8%, 72% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #B3BEBE?

Its complement is #BDB2B2; analogous partners are #B2BDB8 and #B2B8BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B3BEBE for text?

Black text on #B3BEBE has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.90:1.