#b3caca

Color #b3caca

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.4 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b3caca

RGB

rgb(179, 202, 202)

HSL

hsl(180, 17.8%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 11.4%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.4%, 0%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(79.66, -7.73, -2.63)

LCH

lch(79.66, 8.17, 198.79)

OKLCH

oklch(82.2%, 0.0248, 196.61)

HWB

hwb(180, 70.2%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cab3b3

Analogous

#b3cabe

#b3caca

#b3beca

Triadic

#b3caca

#cab3ca

#cacab3

Split-complementary

#b3caca

#cab3be

#cabeb3

Tetradic

#b3caca

#b3b3ca

#cab3b3

#cacab3

Square

#b3caca

#beb3ca

#cab3b3

#becab3

Shades

Color #b3caca mixed toward black.

#8eb0b0

#689696

#4e7070

#344b4b

#1a2525

Tints

Color #b3caca mixed toward white.

#c0d3d3

#ccdcdc

#d9e4e4

#e6eded

#f2f6f6

Tones

Color #b3caca mixed toward gray.

#b5c8c8

#b7c6c6

#b9c4c4

#bbc2c2

#bdc0c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbeca · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#bcbaca · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#b4caca · ΔE 0.3

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 9.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3caca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3caca]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#b3caca (#b3caca) is rgb(179, 202, 202) in RGB.

No, #b3caca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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