#b3cdcf

Color #b3cdcf

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 8.6 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b3cdcf

RGB

rgb(179, 205, 207)

HSL

hsl(184.3, 22.6%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.3, 13.5%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.5%, 1%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(80.6, -8.28, -3.94)

LCH

lch(80.6, 9.17, 205.45)

OKLCH

oklch(83%, 0.0281, 202.37)

HWB

hwb(184.3, 70.2%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfb5b3

Analogous

#b3cfc3

#b3cdcf

#b3bfcf

Triadic

#b3cdcf

#cfb3cd

#cdcfb3

Split-complementary

#b3cdcf

#cfb3bf

#cfc3b3

Tetradic

#b3cdcf

#b5b3cf

#cfb5b3

#cdcfb3

Square

#b3cdcf

#c3b3cf

#cfb5b3

#bfcfb3

Shades

Color #b3cdcf mixed toward black.

#8cb3b6

#64999d

#4b7376

#324d4f

#192627

Tints

Color #b3cdcf mixed toward white.

#c0d5d7

#ccdedf

#d9e6e7

#e6eeef

#f2f7f7

Tones

Color #b3cdcf mixed toward gray.

#b5cbcd

#b8c9ca

#bac7c8

#bcc5c6

#bfc3c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfcf · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#bdbbce · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#b4cece · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 10.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3cdcf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3cdcf]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#b3cdcf (#b3cdcf) is rgb(179, 205, 207) in RGB.

No, #b3cdcf 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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