#b3babc

Color #b3babc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.84 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b3babc

RGB

rgb(179, 186, 188)

HSL

hsl(193.3, 6.3%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.3, 4.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 1.1%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(75.03, -2.04, -1.86)

LCH

lch(75.03, 2.76, 222.36)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.0084, 216.73)

HWB

hwb(193.3, 70.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb5b3

Analogous

#b3bcba

#b3babc

#b3b6bc

Triadic

#b3babc

#bcb3ba

#babcb3

Split-complementary

#b3babc

#bcb3b6

#bcbab3

Tetradic

#b3babc

#b5b3bc

#bcb5b3

#babcb3

Square

#b3babc

#bab3bc

#bcb5b3

#b6bcb3

Shades

Color #b3babc mixed toward black.

#939d9f

#737f82

#565f62

#393f41

#1d2021

Tints

Color #b3babc mixed toward white.

#c0c6c7

#ccd1d2

#d9ddde

#e6e8e9

#f2f4f4

Tones

Color #b3babc mixed toward gray.

#b4babb

#b5b9bb

#b5b9ba

#b6b8b9

#b7b8b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6bc · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#b6b5bb · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#b3bbbb · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 3.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3babc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3babc]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#b3babc (#b3babc) is rgb(179, 186, 188) in RGB.

No, #b3babc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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