#b3c9c9

Color #b3c9c9

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b3c9c9

RGB

rgb(179, 201, 201)

HSL

hsl(180, 16.9%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 10.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.9%, 0%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(79.37, -7.41, -2.52)

LCH

lch(79.37, 7.83, 198.78)

OKLCH

oklch(81.9%, 0.0238, 196.84)

HWB

hwb(180, 70.2%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9b3b3

Analogous

#b3c9be

#b3c9c9

#b3bec9

Triadic

#b3c9c9

#c9b3c9

#c9c9b3

Split-complementary

#b3c9c9

#c9b3be

#c9beb3

Tetradic

#b3c9c9

#b3b3c9

#c9b3b3

#c9c9b3

Square

#b3c9c9

#beb3c9

#c9b3b3

#bec9b3

Shades

Color #b3c9c9 mixed toward black.

#8eafaf

#699494

#4f6f6f

#354a4a

#1a2525

Tints

Color #b3c9c9 mixed toward white.

#c0d2d2

#ccdbdb

#d9e4e4

#e6eded

#f2f6f6

Tones

Color #b3c9c9 mixed toward gray.

#b5c7c7

#b7c5c5

#b8c3c3

#bac2c2

#bcc0c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdc9 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#bcbac9 · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#b4c9c9 · ΔE 0.3

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 9.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3c9c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3c9c9]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#b3c9c9 (#b3c9c9) is rgb(179, 201, 201) in RGB.

No, #b3c9c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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