#b3b4b8

Color #b3b4b8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.65 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b4b8

RGB

rgb(179, 180, 184)

HSL

hsl(228, 3.4%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 2.7%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.7%, 2.2%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(73.34, 0.41, -2.15)

LCH

lch(73.34, 2.19, 280.8)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0057, 275.01)

HWB

hwb(228, 70.2%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8b7b3

Analogous

#b3b7b8

#b3b4b8

#b5b3b8

Triadic

#b3b4b8

#b8b3b4

#b4b8b3

Split-complementary

#b3b4b8

#b8b5b3

#b7b8b3

Tetradic

#b3b4b8

#b7b3b8

#b8b7b3

#b4b8b3

Square

#b3b4b8

#b8b3b7

#b8b7b3

#b3b8b5

Shades

Color #b3b4b8 mixed toward black.

#94959b

#75777d

#58595e

#3a3b3f

#1d1e1f

Tints

Color #b3b4b8 mixed toward white.

#c0c1c4

#cccdd0

#d9dadc

#e6e6e7

#f2f3f3

Tones

Color #b3b4b8 mixed toward gray.

#b3b4b8

#b4b5b7

#b5b5b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3b7 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#b3b3b7 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#b3b6b6 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 2.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b4b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b4b8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#b3b4b8 (#b3b4b8) is rgb(179, 180, 184) in RGB.

No, #b3b4b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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