#b3b9c0

Color #b3b9c0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.16 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b9c0

RGB

rgb(179, 185, 192)

HSL

hsl(212.3, 9.4%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.3, 6.8%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.8%, 3.6%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(74.88, -0.73, -4.26)

LCH

lch(74.88, 4.32, 260.28)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.012, 252.02)

HWB

hwb(212.3, 70.2%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0bab3

Analogous

#b3bfc0

#b3b9c0

#b3b3c0

Triadic

#b3b9c0

#c0b3b9

#b9c0b3

Split-complementary

#b3b9c0

#c0b3b3

#bfc0b3

Tetradic

#b3b9c0

#bab3c0

#c0bab3

#b9c0b3

Square

#b3b9c0

#c0b3bf

#c0bab3

#b3c0b3

Shades

Color #b3b9c0 mixed toward black.

#919aa4

#707b87

#545c65

#383d44

#1c1f22

Tints

Color #b3b9c0 mixed toward white.

#c0c5ca

#ccd0d5

#d9dcdf

#e6e8ea

#f2f3f4

Tones

Color #b3b9c0 mixed toward gray.

#b4b9bf

#b5b9be

#b6b9bd

#b7b9bc

#b8b9ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6be · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#b5b5be · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#b3bdbd · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b9c0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b9c0]

Related colors

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#b3b9c0 (#b3b9c0) is rgb(179, 185, 192) in RGB.

No, #b3b9c0 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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