#b3c3c1

Color #b3c3c1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.91 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b3c3c1

RGB

rgb(179, 195, 193)

HSL

hsl(172.5, 11.8%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(172.5, 8.2%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 1%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(77.56, -5.84, -0.87)

LCH

lch(77.56, 5.9, 188.47)

OKLCH

oklch(80.4%, 0.0178, 187.77)

HWB

hwb(172.5, 70.2%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3b3b5

Analogous

#b3c3b9

#b3c3c1

#b3bdc3

Triadic

#b3c3c1

#c1b3c3

#c3c1b3

Split-complementary

#b3c3c1

#c3b3bd

#c3b9b3

Tetradic

#b3c3c1

#b3b5c3

#c3b3b5

#c3c1b3

Square

#b3c3c1

#b9b3c3

#c3b3b5

#bdc3b3

Shades

Color #b3c3c1 mixed toward black.

#90a7a5

#6e8b88

#526866

#374644

#1b2322

Tints

Color #b3c3c1 mixed toward white.

#c0cdcb

#ccd7d6

#d9e1e0

#e6ebea

#f2f5f5

Tones

Color #b3c3c1 mixed toward gray.

#b4c2c0

#b6c0bf

#b7bfbe

#b8bebd

#babcbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babac1 · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#b9b8c2 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#b4c2c2 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3c3c1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3c3c1]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#b3c3c1 (#b3c3c1) is rgb(179, 195, 193) in RGB.

No, #b3c3c1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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