Recognised as Colour
#B2BDAC
- #B2BDAC
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B2BDAC is a green with RGB values 178, 189, 172 and HSL 99°, 11%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#B2BDAC#B2BDAC
HEX#B2BDAC
RGBrgb(178, 189, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7412, 0.6745
RGB percentages69.8%, 74.1%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(98.8, 11.4%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(98.8, 9%, 74.1%)
CMYK5.8%, 0%, 9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,713,964
CSS custom property--colour: #B2BDAC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.77:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#4D4253
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B7ACBD
Analogous#BABDAC, #ACBDAF
Triadic#ACB2BD, #BDACB2
Split complementary#AFACBD, #BDACBB
Tetradic#ACBABD, #B7ACBD, #BDAFAC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G189
B172
Red178 (69.8%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue98.82°
Saturation (HSL)11.41%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B2 · G BD · B AC
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