Recognised as Colour
#B1BDAD
- #B1BDAD
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B1BDAD is a green with RGB values 177, 189, 173 and HSL 105°, 11%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#B1BDAD#B1BDAD
HEX#B1BDAD
RGBrgb(177, 189, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.7412, 0.6784
RGB percentages69.4%, 74.1%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(105, 10.8%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(105, 8.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK6.3%, 0%, 8.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,648,429
CSS custom property--colour: #B1BDAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48759WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.75:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#4E4252
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9ADBD
Analogous#B9BDAD, #ADBDB1
Triadic#ADB1BD, #BDADB1
Split complementary#B1ADBD, #BDADB9
Tetradic#ADB9BD, #B9ADBD, #BDB1AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R177
G189
B173
Red177 (69.4%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue105°
Saturation (HSL)10.81%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B1 · G BD · B AD
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