#b3c3c6

Color #b3c3c6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.91 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b3c3c6

RGB

rgb(179, 195, 198)

HSL

hsl(189.5, 14.3%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.5, 9.6%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.6%, 1.5%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(77.69, -4.85, -3.37)

LCH

lch(77.69, 5.91, 214.79)

OKLCH

oklch(80.6%, 0.0181, 210.26)

HWB

hwb(189.5, 70.2%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6b6b3

Analogous

#b3c6bf

#b3c3c6

#b3b9c6

Triadic

#b3c3c6

#c6b3c3

#c3c6b3

Split-complementary

#b3c3c6

#c6b3b9

#c6bfb3

Tetradic

#b3c3c6

#b6b3c6

#c6b6b3

#c3c6b3

Square

#b3c3c6

#bfb3c6

#c6b6b3

#b9c6b3

Shades

Color #b3c3c6 mixed toward black.

#8fa7ab

#6c8a90

#51676c

#364548

#1b2224

Tints

Color #b3c3c6 mixed toward white.

#c0cdcf

#ccd7d9

#d9e1e2

#e6ebec

#f2f5f5

Tones

Color #b3c3c6 mixed toward gray.

#b5c2c4

#b6c1c3

#b8c0c1

#b9bfc0

#bbbebe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babac5 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#b9b8c5 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#b4c5c5 · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3c3c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3c3c6]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#b3c3c6 (#b3c3c6) is rgb(179, 195, 198) in RGB.

No, #b3c3c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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