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Colour

#B2AEB6

  • #B2AEB6
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#B2AEB6 is a grey with RGB values 178, 174, 182 and HSL 270°, 5%, 70%. 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

#B2AEB6#B2AEB6
HEX#B2AEB6
RGBrgb(178, 174, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6824, 0.7137
RGB percentages69.8%, 68.2%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(270, 5.2%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 4.4%, 71.4%)
CMYK2.2%, 4.4%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,710,134
CSS custom property--colour: #B2AEB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.62:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#4D5149

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADAFB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEB0B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B2AFB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 5.2Silver · ΔE 7.6Light grey · ΔE 13.7Light steelblue · ΔE 14.1Thistle · ΔE 14.5Gainsboro · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 5.2, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2B6AE
Analogous#AEAEB6, #B6AEB6
Triadic#B6B2AE, #AEB6B2
Split complementary#B6B6AE, #AEB6AE
Tetradic#B6AEAE, #B2B6AE, #AEB6B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#E5E4E6
Lighter +10%#CBC9CE
Darker −10%#99939E
Darker −20%#7F7886
Darker −30%#65606B
Darker −40%#4C4850
More saturated +25%#B29BC9
Less saturated −25%#B2B2B2

Channel breakdown

R178
G174
B182
Red178 (69.8%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)5.19%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G AE · B B6

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