#b3b8c0

Color #b3b8c0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.58 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b8c0

RGB

rgb(179, 184, 192)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 9.4%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 6.8%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.8%, 4.2%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(74.62, -0.19, -4.65)

LCH

lch(74.62, 4.65, 267.66)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0126, 259.94)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 70.2%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0bbb3

Analogous

#b3bec0

#b3b8c0

#b4b3c0

Triadic

#b3b8c0

#c0b3b8

#b8c0b3

Split-complementary

#b3b8c0

#c0b4b3

#bec0b3

Tetradic

#b3b8c0

#bbb3c0

#c0bbb3

#b8c0b3

Square

#b3b8c0

#c0b3be

#c0bbb3

#b3c0b4

Shades

Color #b3b8c0 mixed toward black.

#9198a4

#707987

#545b65

#383c44

#1c1e22

Tints

Color #b3b8c0 mixed toward white.

#c0c4ca

#ccd0d5

#d9dbdf

#e6e7ea

#f2f3f4

Tones

Color #b3b8c0 mixed toward gray.

#b4b8bf

#b5b8be

#b6b9bd

#b7b9bc

#b8b9ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5be · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#b5b5be · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#b3bdbc · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 4.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b8c0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b8c0]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#b3b8c0 (#b3b8c0) is rgb(179, 184, 192) in RGB.

No, #b3b8c0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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