#b3b9b7

Color #b3b9b7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.94 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b9b7

RGB

rgb(179, 185, 183)

HSL

hsl(160, 4.1%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(160, 3.2%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 0%, 1.1%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(74.64, -2.46, 0.28)

LCH

lch(74.64, 2.48, 173.51)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0072, 174.45)

HWB

hwb(160, 70.2%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9b3b5

Analogous

#b3b9b4

#b3b9b7

#b3b8b9

Triadic

#b3b9b7

#b7b3b9

#b9b7b3

Split-complementary

#b3b9b7

#b9b3b8

#b9b4b3

Tetradic

#b3b9b7

#b3b5b9

#b9b3b5

#b9b7b3

Square

#b3b9b7

#b4b3b9

#b9b3b5

#b8b9b3

Shades

Color #b3b9b7 mixed toward black.

#939c99

#747e7b

#575f5c

#3a3f3e

#1d201f

Tints

Color #b3b9b7 mixed toward white.

#c0c5c3

#ccd0cf

#d9dcdb

#e6e8e7

#f2f3f3

Tones

Color #b3b9b7 mixed toward gray.

#b4b9b7

#b4b8b7

#b5b8b7

#b5b7b6

#b6b7b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6b7 · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#b5b5b8 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#b3b8b8 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 3.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b9b7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b9b7]

Related colors

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Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#b3b9b7 (#b3b9b7) is rgb(179, 185, 183) in RGB.

No, #b3b9b7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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