#b3b9bd

Color #b3b9bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.21 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b9bd

RGB

rgb(179, 185, 189)

HSL

hsl(204, 7%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204, 5.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 2.1%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(74.8, -1.31, -2.75)

LCH

lch(74.8, 3.05, 244.53)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.0087, 236.67)

HWB

hwb(204, 70.2%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdb7b3

Analogous

#b3bdbc

#b3b9bd

#b3b4bd

Triadic

#b3b9bd

#bdb3b9

#b9bdb3

Split-complementary

#b3b9bd

#bdb3b4

#bdbcb3

Tetradic

#b3b9bd

#b7b3bd

#bdb7b3

#b9bdb3

Square

#b3b9bd

#bcb3bd

#bdb7b3

#b4bdb3

Shades

Color #b3b9bd mixed toward black.

#929ba1

#727c83

#565d62

#393e42

#1d1f21

Tints

Color #b3b9bd mixed toward white.

#c0c5c8

#ccd0d3

#d9dcde

#e6e8e9

#f2f3f4

Tones

Color #b3b9bd mixed toward gray.

#b4b9bc

#b5b9bb

#b6b9bb

#b6b8ba

#b7b8b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6bc · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#b5b5bc · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#b3bbbb · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 3.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b9bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b9bd]

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Frequently asked questions

#b3b9bd (#b3b9bd) is rgb(179, 185, 189) in RGB.

No, #b3b9bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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