Colour
#B2B1AD
- #B2B1AD
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B2B1AD is a grey with RGB values 178, 177, 173 and HSL 48°, 3%, 69%. 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
#B2B1AD#B2B1AD
HEX#B2B1AD
RGBrgb(178, 177, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6941, 0.6784
RGB percentages69.8%, 69.4%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(48, 3.1%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 2.8%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 0.6%, 2.8%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,710,893
CSS custom property--colour: #B2B1AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.79:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#4D4E52
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 text9.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADAEB2
Analogous#B2AFAD, #B1B2AD
Triadic#ADB2B1, #B1ADB2
Split complementary#ADB1B2, #AFADB2
Tetradic#ADB2AF, #ADAEB2, #B2ADB1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G177
B173
Red178 (69.8%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)3.14%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G B1 · B AD
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