#b3bcbf

Color #b3bcbf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.17 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b3bcbf

RGB

rgb(179, 188, 191)

HSL

hsl(195, 8.6%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195, 6.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.3%, 1.6%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(75.64, -2.53, -2.59)

LCH

lch(75.64, 3.62, 225.67)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0109, 219.4)

HWB

hwb(195, 70.2%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfb6b3

Analogous

#b3bfbc

#b3bcbf

#b3b6bf

Triadic

#b3bcbf

#bfb3bc

#bcbfb3

Split-complementary

#b3bcbf

#bfb3b6

#bfbcb3

Tetradic

#b3bcbf

#b6b3bf

#bfb6b3

#bcbfb3

Square

#b3bcbf

#bcb3bf

#bfb6b3

#b6bfb3

Shades

Color #b3bcbf mixed toward black.

#919ea3

#718186

#546064

#384043

#1c2021

Tints

Color #b3bcbf mixed toward white.

#c0c7ca

#ccd2d4

#d9dddf

#e6e9ea

#f2f4f4

Tones

Color #b3bcbf mixed toward gray.

#b4bbbe

#b5bbbd

#b6babc

#b7babb

#b8b9ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7be · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#b6b6be · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#b3bebe · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 4.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3bcbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3bcbf]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#b3bcbf (#b3bcbf) is rgb(179, 188, 191) in RGB.

No, #b3bcbf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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