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Recognised as Colour

#B0B4AA

  • #B0B4AA
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#B0B4AA is a grey with RGB values 176, 180, 170 and HSL 84°, 6%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#B0B4AA#B0B4AA
HEX#B0B4AA
RGBrgb(176, 180, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.7059, 0.6667
RGB percentages69%, 70.6%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(84, 6.3%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(84, 5.6%, 70.6%)
CMYK2.2%, 0%, 5.6%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,580,586
CSS custom property--colour: #B0B4AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.95:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#4F4B55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5B3A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5B2AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B1B3B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.6Silver · ΔE 7.5Light grey · ΔE 13.1Gainsboro · ΔE 16Gray · ΔE 20Light steelblue · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.64, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEAAB4
Analogous#B4B3AA, #ABB4AA
Triadic#AAB0B4, #B4AAB0
Split complementary#AAABB4, #B3AAB4
Tetradic#AAB4B3, #AEAAB4, #B4AAAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFB
Lighter +20%#E2E4E0
Lighter +10%#C9CCC5
Darker −10%#979C8F
Darker −20%#7E8474
Darker −30%#64695C
Darker −40%#4A4E44
More saturated +25%#B4C896
Less saturated −25%#AFAFAF

Channel breakdown

R176
G180
B170
Red176 (69%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue84°
Saturation (HSL)6.25%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B0 · G B4 · B AA

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