#b3bbbe

Color #b3bbbe

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.06 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b3bbbe

RGB

rgb(179, 187, 190)

HSL

hsl(196.4, 7.8%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196.4, 5.8%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.8%, 1.6%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(75.35, -2.19, -2.48)

LCH

lch(75.35, 3.31, 228.55)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.0098, 222.12)

HWB

hwb(196.4, 70.2%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#beb6b3

Analogous

#b3bebc

#b3bbbe

#b3b6be

Triadic

#b3bbbe

#beb3bb

#bbbeb3

Split-complementary

#b3bbbe

#beb3b6

#bebcb3

Tetradic

#b3bbbe

#b6b3be

#beb6b3

#bbbeb3

Square

#b3bbbe

#bcb3be

#beb6b3

#b6beb3

Shades

Color #b3bbbe mixed toward black.

#929da2

#717f85

#556064

#394042

#1c2021

Tints

Color #b3bbbe mixed toward white.

#c0c6c9

#ccd2d4

#d9dddf

#e6e8e9

#f2f4f4

Tones

Color #b3bbbe mixed toward gray.

#b4bbbd

#b5babc

#b6babb

#b7b9ba

#b8b9ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7bd · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#b6b5bd · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#b3bdbd · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 3.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3bbbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3bbbe]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#b3bbbe (#b3bbbe) is rgb(179, 187, 190) in RGB.

No, #b3bbbe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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