#b3bab8

Color #b3bab8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.95 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b3bab8

RGB

rgb(179, 186, 184)

HSL

hsl(162.9, 4.8%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(162.9, 3.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 0%, 1.1%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(74.93, -2.81, 0.17)

LCH

lch(74.93, 2.82, 176.54)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0083, 177.24)

HWB

hwb(162.9, 70.2%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bab3b5

Analogous

#b3bab5

#b3bab8

#b3b9ba

Triadic

#b3bab8

#b8b3ba

#bab8b3

Split-complementary

#b3bab8

#bab3b9

#bab5b3

Tetradic

#b3bab8

#b3b5ba

#bab3b5

#bab8b3

Square

#b3bab8

#b5b3ba

#bab3b5

#b9bab3

Shades

Color #b3bab8 mixed toward black.

#939d9a

#74807c

#57605d

#3a403e

#1d201f

Tints

Color #b3bab8 mixed toward white.

#c0c6c4

#ccd1d0

#d9dddc

#e6e8e7

#f2f4f3

Tones

Color #b3bab8 mixed toward gray.

#b4b9b8

#b5b8b7

#b6b7b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6b8 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#b6b5b9 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#b3b9b9 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 3.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3bab8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3bab8]

Related colors

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Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

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Turquoise #40e0d0

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Frequently asked questions

#b3bab8 (#b3bab8) is rgb(179, 186, 184) in RGB.

No, #b3bab8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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