#b3b5b9

Color #b3b5b9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.66 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b5b9

RGB

rgb(179, 181, 185)

HSL

hsl(220, 4.1%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 3.2%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 2.2%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(73.63, 0.06, -2.27)

LCH

lch(73.63, 2.27, 271.51)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0061, 264.38)

HWB

hwb(220, 70.2%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9b7b3

Analogous

#b3b8b9

#b3b5b9

#b4b3b9

Triadic

#b3b5b9

#b9b3b5

#b5b9b3

Split-complementary

#b3b5b9

#b9b4b3

#b8b9b3

Tetradic

#b3b5b9

#b7b3b9

#b9b7b3

#b5b9b3

Square

#b3b5b9

#b9b3b8

#b9b7b3

#b3b9b4

Shades

Color #b3b5b9 mixed toward black.

#93969c

#74787e

#575a5f

#3a3c3f

#1d1e20

Tints

Color #b3b5b9 mixed toward white.

#c0c1c5

#ccced0

#d9dadc

#e6e6e8

#f2f3f3

Tones

Color #b3b5b9 mixed toward gray.

#b4b5b9

#b4b5b8

#b5b6b8

#b5b6b7

#b6b6b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4b8 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#b4b4b8 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#b3b7b7 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 2.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b5b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b5b9]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b3b5b9 (#b3b5b9) is rgb(179, 181, 185) in RGB.

No, #b3b5b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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