#b3b7bb

Color #b3b7bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.34 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b7bb

RGB

rgb(179, 183, 187)

HSL

hsl(210, 5.6%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 4.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 2.1%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(74.21, -0.63, -2.51)

LCH

lch(74.21, 2.59, 255.91)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0072, 248.05)

HWB

hwb(210, 70.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbb7b3

Analogous

#b3bbbb

#b3b7bb

#b3b3bb

Triadic

#b3b7bb

#bbb3b7

#b7bbb3

Split-complementary

#b3b7bb

#bbb3b3

#bbbbb3

Tetradic

#b3b7bb

#b7b3bb

#bbb7b3

#b7bbb3

Square

#b3b7bb

#bbb3bb

#bbb7b3

#b3bbb3

Shades

Color #b3b7bb mixed toward black.

#93999e

#737a81

#565c61

#3a3d40

#1d1f20

Tints

Color #b3b7bb mixed toward white.

#c0c3c6

#cccfd2

#d9dbdd

#e6e7e8

#f2f3f4

Tones

Color #b3b7bb mixed toward gray.

#b4b7ba

#b5b7b9

#b6b7b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5ba · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#b5b4ba · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#b3b9b9 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 2.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b7bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b7bb]

Related colors

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Slate Gray #708090

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#b3b7bb (#b3b7bb) is rgb(179, 183, 187) in RGB.

No, #b3b7bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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