#b3b5c0

Color #b3b5c0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.13 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b5c0

RGB

rgb(179, 181, 192)

HSL

hsl(230.8, 9.4%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230.8, 6.8%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.8%, 5.7%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(73.83, 1.43, -5.81)

LCH

lch(73.83, 5.98, 283.83)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.0157, 277.67)

HWB

hwb(230.8, 70.2%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0beb3

Analogous

#b3bbc0

#b3b5c0

#b7b3c0

Triadic

#b3b5c0

#c0b3b5

#b5c0b3

Split-complementary

#b3b5c0

#c0b7b3

#bbc0b3

Tetradic

#b3b5c0

#beb3c0

#c0beb3

#b5c0b3

Square

#b3b5c0

#c0b3bb

#c0beb3

#b3c0b7

Shades

Color #b3b5c0 mixed toward black.

#9194a4

#707487

#545765

#383a44

#1c1d22

Tints

Color #b3b5c0 mixed toward white.

#c0c1ca

#ccced5

#d9dadf

#e6e6ea

#f2f3f4

Tones

Color #b3b5c0 mixed toward gray.

#b4b6bf

#b5b6be

#b6b7bd

#b7b8bc

#b8b9ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4bd · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#b4b4bd · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#b3bbbb · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 5.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b5c0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b5c0]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b3b5c0 (#b3b5c0) is rgb(179, 181, 192) in RGB.

No, #b3b5c0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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