Recognised as Colour
#B1AFAB
- #B1AFAB
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B1AFAB is a grey with RGB values 177, 175, 171 and HSL 40°, 4%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B1AFAB#B1AFAB
HEX#B1AFAB
RGBrgb(177, 175, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.6863, 0.6706
RGB percentages69.4%, 68.6%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(40, 3.7%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40, 3.4%, 69.4%)
CMYK0%, 1.1%, 3.4%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,644,843
CSS custom property--colour: #B1AFAB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.59:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#4E5054
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ABADB1
Analogous#B1ACAB, #B0B1AB
Triadic#ABB1AF, #AFABB1
Split complementary#ABB0B1, #ACABB1
Tetradic#ABB1AC, #ABADB1, #B1ABB0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R177
G175
B171
Red177 (69.4%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue40°
Saturation (HSL)3.7%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B1 · G AF · B AB
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