#b3b1ba

Color #b3b1ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.99 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b1ba

RGB

rgb(179, 177, 186)

HSL

hsl(253.3, 6.1%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.3, 4.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 4.8%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(72.61, 2.41, -4.33)

LCH

lch(72.61, 4.96, 299.1)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0128, 296.37)

HWB

hwb(253.3, 69.4%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8bab1

Analogous

#b1b4ba

#b3b1ba

#b8b1ba

Triadic

#b3b1ba

#bab3b1

#b1bab3

Split-complementary

#b3b1ba

#bab8b1

#b4bab1

Tetradic

#b3b1ba

#bab1b8

#b8bab1

#b1bab3

Square

#b3b1ba

#bab1b4

#b8bab1

#b1bab8

Shades

Color #b3b1ba mixed toward black.

#94919e

#757280

#585560

#3a3940

#1d1c20

Tints

Color #b3b1ba mixed toward white.

#c0bec6

#cccbd1

#d9d8dd

#e6e5e8

#f2f2f4

Tones

Color #b3b1ba mixed toward gray.

#b3b2b9

#b4b3b9

#b4b3b8

#b5b4b7

#b5b5b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2b8 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#b2b2b7 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#b3b6b6 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b1ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b1ba]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b3b1ba (#b3b1ba) is rgb(179, 177, 186) in RGB.

No, #b3b1ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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