Colour
#B2B4AB
- #B2B4AB
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B2B4AB is a grey with RGB values 178, 180, 171 and HSL 73°, 6%, 69%. 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
#B2B4AB#B2B4AB
HEX#B2B4AB
RGBrgb(178, 180, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7059, 0.6706
RGB percentages69.8%, 70.6%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(73.3, 5.7%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(73.3, 5%, 70.6%)
CMYK1.1%, 0%, 5%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,711,659
CSS custom property--colour: #B2B4AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.01:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#4D4B54
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 text10.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADABB4
Analogous#B4B2AB, #ADB4AB
Triadic#ABB2B4, #B4ABB2
Split complementary#ABADB4, #B2ABB4
Tetradic#ABB4B2, #ADABB4, #B4ABAD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G180
B171
Red178 (69.8%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue73.33°
Saturation (HSL)5.66%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B2 · G B4 · B AB
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