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Recognised as Colour

#B1A6AF

  • #B1A6AF
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#B1A6AF is a grey with RGB values 177, 166, 175 and HSL 311°, 7%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#B1A6AF#B1A6AF
HEX#B1A6AF
RGBrgb(177, 166, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.651, 0.6863
RGB percentages69.4%, 65.1%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(310.9, 6.6%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.9, 6.2%, 69.4%)
CMYK0%, 6.2%, 1.1%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,642,543
CSS custom property--colour: #B1A6AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#4E5950

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6A8AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8AAAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B2A6A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.5Silver · ΔE 10.6Thistle · ΔE 14.5Rosy brown · ΔE 16.1Light grey · ΔE 16.6Light steelblue · ΔE 16.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.47, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6B1A8
Analogous#AEA6B1, #B1A6AA
Triadic#AFB1A6, #A6AFB1
Split complementary#AAB1A6, #A6B1AE
Tetradic#B1AEA6, #A6B1A8, #A6AAB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F8F8
Lighter +20%#E1DCE0
Lighter +10%#C9C1C7
Darker −10%#998B97
Darker −20%#80717E
Darker −30%#655963
Darker −40%#4A4148
More saturated +25%#C691BC
Less saturated −25%#ACACAC

Channel breakdown

R177
G166
B175
Red177 (69.4%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue310.91°
Saturation (HSL)6.59%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B1 · G A6 · B AF

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