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Recognised as Colour

#B1A8A6

  • #B1A8A6
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#B1A8A6 is a grey with RGB values 177, 168, 166 and HSL 11°, 7%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#B1A8A6#B1A8A6
HEX#B1A8A6
RGBrgb(177, 168, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.6588, 0.651
RGB percentages69.4%, 65.9%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(10.9, 6.6%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.9, 6.2%, 69.4%)
CMYK0%, 5.1%, 6.2%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,643,046
CSS custom property--colour: #B1A8A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.02:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#4E5759

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAA9A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACAAA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B4A7A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 3.6Silver · ΔE 8.9Light grey · ΔE 15.4Rosy brown · ΔE 16Gray · ΔE 16.4Gainsboro · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 3.62, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6AFB1
Analogous#B1A6AA, #B1AEA6
Triadic#A6B1A8, #A8A6B1
Split complementary#A6B1AE, #A6AAB1
Tetradic#AAB1A6, #A6AFB1, #AEA6B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F8F8
Lighter +20%#E1DDDC
Lighter +10%#C9C3C1
Darker −10%#998D8B
Darker −20%#807371
Darker −30%#655B59
Darker −40%#4A4341
More saturated +25%#C69B91
Less saturated −25%#ACACAC

Channel breakdown

R177
G168
B166
Red177 (69.4%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue10.91°
Saturation (HSL)6.59%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B1 · G A8 · B A6

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