#b3c8c6

Color #b3c8c6

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.73 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b3c8c6

RGB

rgb(179, 200, 198)

HSL

hsl(174.3, 16%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(174.3, 10.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.5%, 0%, 1%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(79.02, -7.48, -1.42)

LCH

lch(79.02, 7.61, 190.75)

OKLCH

oklch(81.6%, 0.0229, 189.79)

HWB

hwb(174.3, 70.2%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8b3b5

Analogous

#b3c8bb

#b3c8c6

#b3bfc8

Triadic

#b3c8c6

#c6b3c8

#c8c6b3

Split-complementary

#b3c8c6

#c8b3bf

#c8bbb3

Tetradic

#b3c8c6

#b3b5c8

#c8b3b5

#c8c6b3

Square

#b3c8c6

#bbb3c8

#c8b3b5

#bfc8b3

Shades

Color #b3c8c6 mixed toward black.

#8eadaa

#6a938f

#506e6b

#354947

#1b2524

Tints

Color #b3c8c6 mixed toward white.

#c0d1cf

#ccdad9

#d9e3e2

#e6edec

#f2f6f5

Tones

Color #b3c8c6 mixed toward gray.

#b5c6c5

#b6c4c3

#b8c3c2

#bac1c0

#bcbfbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbdc6 · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#bbbac7 · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#b4c7c7 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3c8c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3c8c6]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#b3c8c6 (#b3c8c6) is rgb(179, 200, 198) in RGB.

No, #b3c8c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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