#b3b5ba

Color #b3b5ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.91 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b5ba

RGB

rgb(179, 181, 186)

HSL

hsl(222.9, 4.8%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.9, 3.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 2.7%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(73.66, 0.25, -2.78)

LCH

lch(73.66, 2.79, 275.14)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0074, 268.45)

HWB

hwb(222.9, 70.2%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bab8b3

Analogous

#b3b9ba

#b3b5ba

#b5b3ba

Triadic

#b3b5ba

#bab3b5

#b5bab3

Split-complementary

#b3b5ba

#bab5b3

#b9bab3

Tetradic

#b3b5ba

#b8b3ba

#bab8b3

#b5bab3

Square

#b3b5ba

#bab3b9

#bab8b3

#b3bab5

Shades

Color #b3b5ba mixed toward black.

#93969d

#747780

#575960

#3a3c40

#1d1e20

Tints

Color #b3b5ba mixed toward white.

#c0c1c6

#ccced1

#d9dadd

#e6e6e8

#f2f3f4

Tones

Color #b3b5ba mixed toward gray.

#b4b5b9

#b4b6b9

#b5b6b8

#b6b6b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4b9 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#b4b4b9 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#b3b8b8 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 2.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b5ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b5ba]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b3b5ba (#b3b5ba) is rgb(179, 181, 186) in RGB.

No, #b3b5ba 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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