#b3c4c4

Color #b3c4c4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.11 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#b3c4c4

RGB

rgb(179, 196, 196)

HSL

hsl(180, 12.6%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 8.7%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.7%, 0%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(77.9, -5.78, -1.98)

LCH

lch(77.9, 6.11, 198.91)

OKLCH

oklch(80.7%, 0.0186, 196.88)

HWB

hwb(180, 70.2%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4b3b3

Analogous

#b3c4bb

#b3c4c4

#b3bbc4

Triadic

#b3c4c4

#c4b3c4

#c4c4b3

Split-complementary

#b3c4c4

#c4b3bb

#c4bbb3

Tetradic

#b3c4c4

#b3b3c4

#c4b3b3

#c4c4b3

Square

#b3c4c4

#bbb3c4

#c4b3b3

#bbc4b3

Shades

Color #b3c4c4 mixed toward black.

#90a9a9

#6d8d8d

#526a6a

#374646

#1b2323

Tints

Color #b3c4c4 mixed toward white.

#c0cece

#ccd8d8

#d9e1e1

#e6ebeb

#f2f5f5

Tones

Color #b3c4c4 mixed toward gray.

#b4c3c3

#b6c1c1

#b7c0c0

#b9bebe

#babdbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbc4 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#bab8c4 · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#b4c4c4 · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 7.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3c4c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3c4c4]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#b3c4c4 (#b3c4c4) is rgb(179, 196, 196) in RGB.

No, #b3c4c4 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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