#b3bfbf

Color #b3bfbf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.54 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b3bfbf

RGB

rgb(179, 191, 191)

HSL

hsl(180, 8.6%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 6.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(76.44, -4.12, -1.42)

LCH

lch(76.44, 4.36, 199.02)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0133, 197.07)

HWB

hwb(180, 70.2%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfb3b3

Analogous

#b3bfb9

#b3bfbf

#b3b9bf

Triadic

#b3bfbf

#bfb3bf

#bfbfb3

Split-complementary

#b3bfbf

#bfb3b9

#bfb9b3

Tetradic

#b3bfbf

#b3b3bf

#bfb3b3

#bfbfb3

Square

#b3bfbf

#b9b3bf

#bfb3b3

#b9bfb3

Shades

Color #b3bfbf mixed toward black.

#91a3a3

#718686

#546464

#384343

#1c2121

Tints

Color #b3bfbf mixed toward white.

#c0caca

#ccd4d4

#d9dfdf

#e6eaea

#f2f4f4

Tones

Color #b3bfbf mixed toward gray.

#b4bebe

#b5bdbd

#b6bcbc

#b7bbbb

#b8baba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8bf · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#b8b7bf · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#b4bfbf · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3bfbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3bfbf]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#b3bfbf (#b3bfbf) is rgb(179, 191, 191) in RGB.

No, #b3bfbf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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