Colour
#B2AFBC
- #B2AFBC
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B2AFBC is a blue with RGB values 178, 175, 188 and HSL 254°, 9%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B2AFBC#B2AFBC
HEX#B2AFBC
RGBrgb(178, 175, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6863, 0.7373
RGB percentages69.8%, 68.6%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(253.8, 8.8%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.8, 6.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK5.3%, 6.9%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,710,396
CSS custom property--colour: #B2AFBC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43756WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.75:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#4D5043
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9BCAF
Analogous#AFB3BC, #B8AFBC
Triadic#BCB2AF, #AFBCB2
Split complementary#BCB8AF, #B3BCAF
Tetradic#BCAFB3, #B9BCAF, #AFBCB8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G175
B188
Red178 (69.8%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue253.85°
Saturation (HSL)8.84%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G AF · B BC
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