#b3b2c2

Color #b3b2c2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.51 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b2c2

RGB

rgb(179, 178, 194)

HSL

hsl(243.8, 11.6%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.8, 8.2%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.7%, 8.2%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(73.1, 3.45, -7.98)

LCH

lch(73.1, 8.69, 293.38)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0226, 288.84)

HWB

hwb(243.8, 69.8%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1c2b2

Analogous

#b2b9c2

#b3b2c2

#bbb2c2

Triadic

#b3b2c2

#c2b3b2

#b2c2b3

Split-complementary

#b3b2c2

#c2bbb2

#b9c2b2

Tetradic

#b3b2c2

#c2b2c1

#c1c2b2

#b2c2b3

Square

#b3b2c2

#c2b2b9

#c1c2b2

#b2c2bb

Shades

Color #b3b2c2 mixed toward black.

#918fa7

#6f6e8a

#545268

#383745

#1c1b23

Tints

Color #b3b2c2 mixed toward white.

#c0bfcc

#ccccd6

#d9d8e0

#e6e5eb

#f2f2f5

Tones

Color #b3b2c2 mixed toward gray.

#b4b3c1

#b5b5bf

#b6b6be

#b8b7bd

#b9b9bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3be · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#b3b3bd · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#b3bbbb · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 7.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b2c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b2c2]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b3b2c2 (#b3b2c2) is rgb(179, 178, 194) in RGB.

No, #b3b2c2 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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