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Recognised as Colour

#B0B8B0

  • #B0B8B0
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Silver

#B0B8B0 is a grey with RGB values 176, 184, 176 and HSL 120°, 5%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B0B8B0#B0B8B0
HEX#B0B8B0
RGBrgb(176, 184, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.7216, 0.6902
RGB percentages69%, 72.2%, 69%
HSLhsl(120, 5.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 4.3%, 72.2%)
CMYK4.3%, 0%, 4.3%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,581,616
CSS custom property--colour: #B0B8B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.33:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#4F474F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8B6B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7B5B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AFB7B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 6.5Dark grey · ΔE 7.1Light grey · ΔE 11.8Gainsboro · ΔE 14.8Light blue · ΔE 18.8Light steelblue · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 6.48, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8B0B8
Analogous#B4B8B0, #B0B8B4
Triadic#B0B0B8, #B8B0B0
Split complementary#B4B0B8, #B8B0B4
Tetradic#B0B4B8, #B8B0B8, #B8B4B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6E8E6
Lighter +10%#CBD0CB
Darker −10%#95A095
Darker −20%#7A887A
Darker −30%#626D62
Darker −40%#4A524A
More saturated +25%#9DCB9D
Less saturated −25%#B4B4B4

Channel breakdown

R176
G184
B176
Red176 (69%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)5.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B0 · G B8 · B B0

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