Recognised as Colour
#B2AEA5
- #B2AEA5
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B2AEA5 is a grey with RGB values 178, 174, 165 and HSL 42°, 8%, 67%. 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
#B2AEA5#B2AEA5
HEX#B2AEA5
RGBrgb(178, 174, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6824, 0.6471
RGB percentages69.8%, 68.2%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(41.5, 7.8%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.5, 7.3%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 2.2%, 7.3%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,710,117
CSS custom property--colour: #B2AEA5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42454WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.49:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#4D515A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A5A9B2
Analogous#B2A8A5, #B0B2A5
Triadic#A5B2AE, #AEA5B2
Split complementary#A5B0B2, #A8A5B2
Tetradic#A5B2A8, #A5A9B2, #B2A5B0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G174
B165
Red178 (69.8%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue41.54°
Saturation (HSL)7.78%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G AE · B A5
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