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Colour

#B2B4BB

  • #B2B4BB
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#B2B4BB is a grey with RGB values 178, 180, 187 and HSL 227°, 6%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#B2B4BB#B2B4BB
HEX#B2B4BB
RGBrgb(178, 180, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7059, 0.7333
RGB percentages69.8%, 70.6%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(226.7, 6.2%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.7, 4.8%, 73.3%)
CMYK4.8%, 3.7%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,711,675
CSS custom property--colour: #B2B4BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45695WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.14:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#4D4B44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2B4BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2B4BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#B0B5B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 5.6Silver · ΔE 5.8Light grey · ΔE 11.9Light steelblue · ΔE 12.7Gainsboro · ΔE 14.9Thistle · ΔE 15.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 5.63, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBB9B2
Analogous#B2B9BB, #B4B2BB
Triadic#BBB2B4, #B4BBB2
Split complementary#BBB4B2, #B9BBB2
Tetradic#BBB2B9, #BBB9B2, #B2BBB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8E9EB
Lighter +10%#CDCED3
Darker −10%#979AA3
Darker −20%#7C7F8B
Darker −30%#636671
Darker −40%#4C4E55
More saturated +25%#A0AACD
Less saturated −25%#B6B6B6

Channel breakdown

R178
G180
B187
Red178 (69.8%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue226.67°
Saturation (HSL)6.21%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G B4 · B BB

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