Colour
#B2AEA0
- #B2AEA0
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B2AEA0 is a yellow with RGB values 178, 174, 160 and HSL 47°, 10%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B2AEA0#B2AEA0
HEX#B2AEA0
RGBrgb(178, 174, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6824, 0.6275
RGB percentages69.8%, 68.2%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(46.7, 10.5%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 10.1%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 2.2%, 10.1%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,710,112
CSS custom property--colour: #B2AEA0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.46:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#4D515F
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 text9.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A0A4B2
Analogous#B2A5A0, #ADB2A0
Triadic#A0B2AE, #AEA0B2
Split complementary#A0ADB2, #A5A0B2
Tetradic#A0B2A5, #A0A4B2, #B2A0AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G174
B160
Red178 (69.8%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue46.67°
Saturation (HSL)10.47%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G AE · B A0
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