#b3bebf

Color #b3bebf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.3 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b3bebf

RGB

rgb(179, 190, 191)

HSL

hsl(185, 8.6%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185, 6.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.3%, 0.5%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(76.17, -3.59, -1.81)

LCH

lch(76.17, 4.02, 206.76)

OKLCH

oklch(79.3%, 0.0123, 203.44)

HWB

hwb(185, 70.2%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfb4b3

Analogous

#b3bfba

#b3bebf

#b3b8bf

Triadic

#b3bebf

#bfb3be

#bebfb3

Split-complementary

#b3bebf

#bfb3b8

#bfbab3

Tetradic

#b3bebf

#b4b3bf

#bfb4b3

#bebfb3

Square

#b3bebf

#bab3bf

#bfb4b3

#b8bfb3

Shades

Color #b3bebf mixed toward black.

#91a1a3

#718486

#546364

#384243

#1c2121

Tints

Color #b3bebf mixed toward white.

#c0c9ca

#ccd4d4

#d9dedf

#e6e9ea

#f2f4f4

Tones

Color #b3bebf mixed toward gray.

#b4bdbe

#b5bcbd

#b6bbbc

#b7bbbb

#b8baba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8bf · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#b7b6bf · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#b4bfbf · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3bebf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3bebf]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#b3bebf (#b3bebf) is rgb(179, 190, 191) in RGB.

No, #b3bebf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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