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Recognised as Colour

#B3AAA7

  • #B3AAA7
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#B3AAA7 is a grey with RGB values 179, 170, 167 and HSL 15°, 7%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#B3AAA7#B3AAA7
HEX#B3AAA7
RGBrgb(179, 170, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6667, 0.6549
RGB percentages70.2%, 66.7%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(15, 7.3%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(15, 6.7%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 5%, 6.7%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,774,631
CSS custom property--colour: #B3AAA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.22:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#4C5558

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACABA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEACA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B6A9A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 3.9Silver · ΔE 8.4Light grey · ΔE 14.8Rosy brown · ΔE 16.3Gray · ΔE 17.1Gainsboro · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 3.94, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A7B0B3
Analogous#B3A7AA, #B3B0A7
Triadic#A7B3AA, #AAA7B3
Split complementary#A7B3B0, #A7AAB3
Tetradic#AAB3A7, #A7B0B3, #B0A7B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF9F9
Lighter +20%#E2DFDE
Lighter +10%#CBC4C2
Darker −10%#9B908C
Darker −20%#837671
Darker −30%#685D59
Darker −40%#4C4442
More saturated +25%#C8A093
Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R179
G170
B167
Red179 (70.2%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue15°
Saturation (HSL)7.32%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G AA · B A7

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