#b3bcbd

Color #b3bcbd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.93 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b3bcbd

RGB

rgb(179, 188, 189)

HSL

hsl(186, 7%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186, 5.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 0.5%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(75.59, -2.91, -1.58)

LCH

lch(75.59, 3.31, 208.5)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0102, 205.05)

HWB

hwb(186, 70.2%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdb4b3

Analogous

#b3bdb9

#b3bcbd

#b3b7bd

Triadic

#b3bcbd

#bdb3bc

#bcbdb3

Split-complementary

#b3bcbd

#bdb3b7

#bdb9b3

Tetradic

#b3bcbd

#b4b3bd

#bdb4b3

#bcbdb3

Square

#b3bcbd

#b9b3bd

#bdb4b3

#b7bdb3

Shades

Color #b3bcbd mixed toward black.

#929fa1

#728283

#566162

#394142

#1d2021

Tints

Color #b3bcbd mixed toward white.

#c0c7c8

#ccd2d3

#d9dede

#e6e9e9

#f2f4f4

Tones

Color #b3bcbd mixed toward gray.

#b4bbbc

#b5bbbb

#b6babb

#b6b9ba

#b7b9b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7bd · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#b6b6bd · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#b3bdbd · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 4.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3bcbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3bcbd]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#b3bcbd (#b3bcbd) is rgb(179, 188, 189) in RGB.

No, #b3bcbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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