#b3bbbf

Color #b3bbbf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.27 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b3bbbf

RGB

rgb(179, 187, 191)

HSL

hsl(200, 8.6%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 6.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.3%, 2.1%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(75.38, -1.99, -2.98)

LCH

lch(75.38, 3.58, 236.27)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.0106, 228.81)

HWB

hwb(200, 70.2%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfb7b3

Analogous

#b3bfbd

#b3bbbf

#b3b5bf

Triadic

#b3bbbf

#bfb3bb

#bbbfb3

Split-complementary

#b3bbbf

#bfb3b5

#bfbdb3

Tetradic

#b3bbbf

#b7b3bf

#bfb7b3

#bbbfb3

Square

#b3bbbf

#bdb3bf

#bfb7b3

#b5bfb3

Shades

Color #b3bbbf mixed toward black.

#919da3

#717f86

#545f64

#383f43

#1c2021

Tints

Color #b3bbbf mixed toward white.

#c0c6ca

#ccd2d4

#d9dddf

#e6e8ea

#f2f4f4

Tones

Color #b3bbbf mixed toward gray.

#b4bbbe

#b5babd

#b6babc

#b7babb

#b8b9ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7be · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#b6b5be · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#b3bdbd · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 3.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3bbbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3bbbf]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#b3bbbf (#b3bbbf) is rgb(179, 187, 191) in RGB.

No, #b3bbbf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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