#b3bcb6

Color #b3bcb6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.21 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b3bcb6

RGB

rgb(179, 188, 182)

HSL

hsl(140, 6.3%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(140, 4.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 0%, 3.2%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(75.41, -4.25, 1.95)

LCH

lch(75.41, 4.68, 155.35)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.013, 156.97)

HWB

hwb(140, 70.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb3b9

Analogous

#b5bcb3

#b3bcb6

#b3bcbb

Triadic

#b3bcb6

#b6b3bc

#bcb6b3

Split-complementary

#b3bcb6

#bbb3bc

#bcb3b5

Tetradic

#b3bcb6

#b3b9bc

#bcb3b9

#bcb6b3

Square

#b3bcb6

#b3b5bc

#bcb3b9

#bcbbb3

Shades

Color #b3bcb6 mixed toward black.

#939f97

#738278

#56625a

#39413c

#1d211e

Tints

Color #b3bcb6 mixed toward white.

#c0c7c2

#ccd2ce

#d9dedb

#e6e9e7

#f2f4f3

Tones

Color #b3bcb6 mixed toward gray.

#b4bbb6

#b5bbb7

#b5bab7

#b6b9b7

#b7b8b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#b6b6b8 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#b3b9b9 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 5.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3bcb6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3bcb6]

Related colors

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Medium Sea Green #3cb371

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Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#b3bcb6 (#b3bcb6) is rgb(179, 188, 182) in RGB.

No, #b3bcb6 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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