Recognised as Colour
#B0ACAC
- #B0ACAC
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B0ACAC is a grey with RGB values 176, 172, 172 and HSL 0°, 2%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B0ACAC#B0ACAC
HEX#B0ACAC
RGBrgb(176, 172, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6745, 0.6745
RGB percentages69%, 67.5%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(0, 2.5%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 2.3%, 69%)
CMYK0%, 2.3%, 2.3%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,578,540
CSS custom property--colour: #B0ACAC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.34:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#4F5353
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ACB0B0
Analogous#B0ACAE, #B0AEAC
Triadic#ACB0AC, #ACACB0
Split complementary#ACB0AE, #ACAEB0
Tetradic#AEB0AC, #ACB0B0, #AEACB0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R176
G172
B172
Red176 (69%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)2.47%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B0 · G AC · B AC
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