#b3b9c2

Color #b3b9c2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.96 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b9c2

RGB

rgb(179, 185, 194)

HSL

hsl(216, 10.9%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 7.7%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.7%, 4.6%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(74.94, -0.33, -5.27)

LCH

lch(74.94, 5.28, 266.42)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.0144, 258.38)

HWB

hwb(216, 70.2%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2bcb3

Analogous

#b3c0c2

#b3b9c2

#b4b3c2

Triadic

#b3b9c2

#c2b3b9

#b9c2b3

Split-complementary

#b3b9c2

#c2b4b3

#c0c2b3

Tetradic

#b3b9c2

#bcb3c2

#c2bcb3

#b9c2b3

Square

#b3b9c2

#c2b3c0

#c2bcb3

#b3c2b4

Shades

Color #b3b9c2 mixed toward black.

#9099a6

#6f7a8a

#535b67

#373d45

#1c1e22

Tints

Color #b3b9c2 mixed toward white.

#c0c5cc

#ccd0d6

#d9dce0

#e6e8eb

#f2f3f5

Tones

Color #b3b9c2 mixed toward gray.

#b4b9c1

#b5b9bf

#b7babe

#b8babd

#b9babc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6c0 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#b5b5bf · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#b3bebe · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 4.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b9c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b9c2]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b3b9c2 (#b3b9c2) is rgb(179, 185, 194) in RGB.

No, #b3b9c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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