#b3b6ba

Color #b3b6ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.48 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b6ba

RGB

rgb(179, 182, 186)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 4.8%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 3.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 2.2%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(73.92, -0.29, -2.39)

LCH

lch(73.92, 2.41, 263.08)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.0066, 255.12)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 70.2%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bab7b3

Analogous

#b3baba

#b3b6ba

#b4b3ba

Triadic

#b3b6ba

#bab3b6

#b6bab3

Split-complementary

#b3b6ba

#bab4b3

#babab3

Tetradic

#b3b6ba

#b7b3ba

#bab7b3

#b6bab3

Square

#b3b6ba

#bab3ba

#bab7b3

#b3bab4

Shades

Color #b3b6ba mixed toward black.

#93979d

#747980

#575b60

#3a3c40

#1d1e20

Tints

Color #b3b6ba mixed toward white.

#c0c2c6

#ccced1

#d9dbdd

#e6e7e8

#f2f3f4

Tones

Color #b3b6ba mixed toward gray.

#b4b6b9

#b5b6b8

#b6b6b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4b9 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#b4b4b9 · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#b3b8b8 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 2.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b6ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b6ba]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b3b6ba (#b3b6ba) is rgb(179, 182, 186) in RGB.

No, #b3b6ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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