#b3b6bc

Color #b3b6bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.05 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b6bc

RGB

rgb(179, 182, 188)

HSL

hsl(220, 6.3%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 4.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 3.2%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.98, 0.1, -3.41)

LCH

lch(73.98, 3.41, 271.68)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0091, 264.35)

HWB

hwb(220, 70.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb9b3

Analogous

#b3bbbc

#b3b6bc

#b5b3bc

Triadic

#b3b6bc

#bcb3b6

#b6bcb3

Split-complementary

#b3b6bc

#bcb5b3

#bbbcb3

Tetradic

#b3b6bc

#b9b3bc

#bcb9b3

#b6bcb3

Square

#b3b6bc

#bcb3bb

#bcb9b3

#b3bcb5

Shades

Color #b3b6bc mixed toward black.

#93979f

#737882

#565a62

#393c41

#1d1e21

Tints

Color #b3b6bc mixed toward white.

#c0c2c7

#ccced2

#d9dbde

#e6e7e9

#f2f3f4

Tones

Color #b3b6bc mixed toward gray.

#b4b6bb

#b5b7bb

#b5b7ba

#b6b7b9

#b7b7b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4bb · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#b4b4ba · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#b3b9b9 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 3.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b6bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b6bc]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b3b6bc (#b3b6bc) is rgb(179, 182, 188) in RGB.

No, #b3b6bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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