Colour
#B2B3B3
- #B2B3B3
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B2B3B3 is a grey with RGB values 178, 179, 179 and HSL 180°, 1%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B2B3B3#B2B3B3
HEX#B2B3B3
RGBrgb(178, 179, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.702, 0.702
RGB percentages69.8%, 70.2%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(180, 0.7%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 0.6%, 70.2%)
CMYK0.6%, 0%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,711,411
CSS custom property--colour: #B2B3B3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.99:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#4D4C4C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B3B2B2
Analogous#B2B3B3, #B2B3B3
Triadic#B3B2B3, #B3B3B2
Split complementary#B3B2B3, #B3B3B2
Tetradic#B3B2B3, #B3B2B2, #B3B3B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G179
B179
Red178 (69.8%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)0.65%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR B2 · G B3 · B B3
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