#b5c3c8

Color #b5c3c8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.62 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b5c3c8

RGB

rgb(181, 195, 200)

HSL

hsl(195.8, 14.7%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195.8, 9.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.5%, 2.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(77.89, -3.79, -4.15)

LCH

lch(77.89, 5.62, 227.6)

OKLCH

oklch(80.8%, 0.017, 221.19)

HWB

hwb(195.8, 71%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8bab5

Analogous

#b5c8c3

#b5c3c8

#b5b9c8

Triadic

#b5c3c8

#c8b5c3

#c3c8b5

Split-complementary

#b5c3c8

#c8b5b9

#c8c3b5

Tetradic

#b5c3c8

#bab5c8

#c8bab5

#c3c8b5

Square

#b5c3c8

#c3b5c8

#c8bab5

#b9c8b5

Shades

Color #b5c3c8 mixed toward black.

#91a5ad

#6c8892

#51666d

#364449

#1b2224

Tints

Color #b5c3c8 mixed toward white.

#c1cdd1

#ced7da

#dae1e3

#e6ebed

#f3f5f6

Tones

Color #b5c3c8 mixed toward gray.

#b7c2c6

#b8c1c5

#bac1c3

#bbc0c2

#bdbfc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbc7 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#bab9c7 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#b6c6c6 · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 6.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5c3c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5c3c8]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#b5c3c8 (#b5c3c8) is rgb(181, 195, 200) in RGB.

No, #b5c3c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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