Recognised as Colour
#B2BDAD
- #B2BDAD
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B2BDAD is a green with RGB values 178, 189, 173 and HSL 101°, 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
#B2BDAD#B2BDAD
HEX#B2BDAD
RGBrgb(178, 189, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7412, 0.6784
RGB percentages69.8%, 74.1%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(101.3, 10.8%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(101.3, 8.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK5.8%, 0%, 8.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,713,965
CSS custom property--colour: #B2BDAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.78:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#4D4252
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 text10.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8ADBD
Analogous#BABDAD, #ADBDB0
Triadic#ADB2BD, #BDADB2
Split complementary#B0ADBD, #BDADBA
Tetradic#ADBABD, #B8ADBD, #BDB0AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G189
B173
Red178 (69.8%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue101.25°
Saturation (HSL)10.81%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B2 · G BD · B AD
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