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Recognised as Colour

#B3ABA6

  • #B3ABA6
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#B3ABA6 is a grey with RGB values 179, 171, 166 and HSL 23°, 8%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#B3ABA6#B3ABA6
HEX#B3ABA6
RGBrgb(179, 171, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6706, 0.651
RGB percentages70.2%, 67.1%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(23.1, 7.9%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(23.1, 7.3%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 4.5%, 7.3%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,774,886
CSS custom property--colour: #B3ABA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.29:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#4C5459

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADABA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFADA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B6AAAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 4.3Silver · ΔE 8.3Light grey · ΔE 14.6Rosy brown · ΔE 16.8Gray · ΔE 17.4Gainsboro · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 4.28, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6AEB3
Analogous#B3A6A8, #B3B2A6
Triadic#A6B3AB, #ABA6B3
Split complementary#A6B3B2, #A6A8B3
Tetradic#A8B3A6, #A6AEB3, #B2A6B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F9F9
Lighter +20%#E2DFDD
Lighter +10%#CAC5C2
Darker −10%#9C918A
Darker −20%#837770
Darker −30%#685E58
Darker −40%#4C4541
More saturated +25%#C8A691
Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R179
G171
B166
Red179 (70.2%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue23.08°
Saturation (HSL)7.88%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G AB · B A6

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