Colour

#B1B8BC

#B1B8BC
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Silver

#B1B8BC is a grey with RGB values 177, 184, 188 and HSL 202°, 8%, 72%. 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

#B1B8BC#B1B8BC

HEX#B1B8BC

RGBrgb(177, 184, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.7216, 0.7373

RGB percentages69.4%, 72.2%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(201.8, 7.6%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 5.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK5.9%, 2.1%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,647,164

CSS custom property--colour: #B1B8BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.45:1

Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#4E4743

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6B8BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B5B6BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#AEB9B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 4.7 Dark grey · ΔE 6.1 Light grey · ΔE 10.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 13 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.8 Light blue · ΔE 15.8

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 4.71, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BCB5B1

Analogous#B1BCBB, #B1B2BC

Triadic#BCB1B8, #B8BCB1

Split complementary#BCB1B2, #BCBBB1

Tetradic#BBB1BC, #BCB5B1, #B2BCB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E8EAEB

Lighter +10%#CCD1D4

Darker −10%#969FA4

Darker −20%#7A868D

Darker −30%#626C72

Darker −40%#4A5257

More saturated +25%#9FBDCE

Less saturated −25%#B6B6B6

Channel breakdown

R177

G184

B188

Red177 (69.4%)

Green184 (72.2%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue201.82°

Saturation (HSL)7.59%

Lightness71.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G B8 · B BC

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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