#b3c8cc

Color #b3c8cc

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.82 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#b3c8cc

RGB

rgb(179, 200, 204)

HSL

hsl(189.6, 19.7%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.6, 12.3%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.3%, 2%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(79.19, -6.28, -4.41)

LCH

lch(79.19, 7.67, 215.08)

OKLCH

oklch(81.8%, 0.0235, 210.38)

HWB

hwb(189.6, 70.2%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccb7b3

Analogous

#b3ccc4

#b3c8cc

#b3bccc

Triadic

#b3c8cc

#ccb3c8

#c8ccb3

Split-complementary

#b3c8cc

#ccb3bc

#ccc4b3

Tetradic

#b3c8cc

#b7b3cc

#ccb7b3

#c8ccb3

Square

#b3c8cc

#c4b3cc

#ccb7b3

#bcccb3

Shades

Color #b3c8cc mixed toward black.

#8dacb2

#679199

#4d6d73

#33484c

#1a2426

Tints

Color #b3c8cc mixed toward white.

#c0d1d5

#ccdadd

#d9e4e6

#e6edee

#f2f6f7

Tones

Color #b3c8cc mixed toward gray.

#b5c7ca

#b7c5c8

#b9c4c6

#bbc2c4

#bdc1c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbdcb · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#bbbacb · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#b4caca · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 8.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3c8cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3c8cc]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#b3c8cc (#b3c8cc) is rgb(179, 200, 204) in RGB.

No, #b3c8cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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