#b3bac3

Color #b3bac3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.96 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b3bac3

RGB

rgb(179, 186, 195)

HSL

hsl(213.8, 11.8%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.8, 8.2%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 4.6%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(75.23, -0.67, -5.38)

LCH

lch(75.23, 5.42, 262.9)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0149, 254.48)

HWB

hwb(213.8, 70.2%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3bcb3

Analogous

#b3c2c3

#b3bac3

#b4b3c3

Triadic

#b3bac3

#c3b3ba

#bac3b3

Split-complementary

#b3bac3

#c3b4b3

#c2c3b3

Tetradic

#b3bac3

#bcb3c3

#c3bcb3

#bac3b3

Square

#b3bac3

#c3b3c2

#c3bcb3

#b3c3b4

Shades

Color #b3bac3 mixed toward black.

#909aa7

#6e7b8b

#525c68

#373d46

#1b1f23

Tints

Color #b3bac3 mixed toward white.

#c0c5cd

#ccd1d7

#d9dce1

#e6e8eb

#f2f3f5

Tones

Color #b3bac3 mixed toward gray.

#b4bac2

#b6bac0

#b7babf

#b8bbbe

#babbbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6c1 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#b6b5c0 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#b3bfbf · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 4.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3bac3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3bac3]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b3bac3 (#b3bac3) is rgb(179, 186, 195) in RGB.

No, #b3bac3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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