Colour
#B1AEA2
- #B1AEA2
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B1AEA2 is a yellow with RGB values 177, 174, 162 and HSL 48°, 9%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B1AEA2#B1AEA2
HEX#B1AEA2
RGBrgb(177, 174, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.6824, 0.6353
RGB percentages69.4%, 68.2%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(48, 8.8%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 8.5%, 69.4%)
CMYK0%, 1.7%, 8.5%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,644,578
CSS custom property--colour: #B1AEA2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#4E515D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A2A5B1
Analogous#B1A7A2, #ACB1A2
Triadic#A2B1AE, #AEA2B1
Split complementary#A2ADB1, #A6A2B1
Tetradic#A2B1A7, #A2A5B1, #B1A2AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R177
G174
B162
Red177 (69.4%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)8.77%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B1 · G AE · B A2
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