Recognised as Colour
#B0B9B6
- #B0B9B6
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B0B9B6 is a grey with RGB values 176, 185, 182 and HSL 160°, 6%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#B0B9B6#B0B9B6
HEX#B0B9B6
RGBrgb(176, 185, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.7255, 0.7137
RGB percentages69%, 72.5%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(160, 6%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 4.9%, 72.5%)
CMYK4.9%, 0%, 1.6%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,581,878
CSS custom property--colour: #B0B9B6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.46:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#4F4649
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9B0B3
Analogous#B0B9B2, #B0B8B9
Triadic#B6B0B9, #B9B6B0
Split complementary#B9B0B8, #B9B2B0
Tetradic#B2B0B9, #B9B0B3, #B8B9B0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R176
G185
B182
Red176 (69%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)6.04%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B0 · G B9 · B B6
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