#b3bcbe

Color #b3bcbe

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.01 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b3bcbe

RGB

rgb(179, 188, 190)

HSL

hsl(190.9, 7.8%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.9, 5.8%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.8%, 1.1%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(75.62, -2.72, -2.09)

LCH

lch(75.62, 3.43, 217.54)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0104, 212.47)

HWB

hwb(190.9, 70.2%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#beb5b3

Analogous

#b3bebb

#b3bcbe

#b3b7be

Triadic

#b3bcbe

#beb3bc

#bcbeb3

Split-complementary

#b3bcbe

#beb3b7

#bebbb3

Tetradic

#b3bcbe

#b5b3be

#beb5b3

#bcbeb3

Square

#b3bcbe

#bbb3be

#beb5b3

#b7beb3

Shades

Color #b3bcbe mixed toward black.

#929fa2

#718185

#556164

#394142

#1c2021

Tints

Color #b3bcbe mixed toward white.

#c0c7c9

#ccd2d4

#d9dedf

#e6e9e9

#f2f4f4

Tones

Color #b3bcbe mixed toward gray.

#b4bcbd

#b5bbbc

#b6babb

#b7baba

#b8b9ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7be · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#b6b6bd · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#b3bdbd · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 4.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3bcbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3bcbe]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#b3bcbe (#b3bcbe) is rgb(179, 188, 190) in RGB.

No, #b3bcbe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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