Colour
#B3ABB6
- #B3ABB6
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B3ABB6 is a grey with RGB values 179, 171, 182 and HSL 284°, 7%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B3ABB6#B3ABB6
HEX#B3ABB6
RGBrgb(179, 171, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6706, 0.7137
RGB percentages70.2%, 67.1%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(283.6, 7%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.6, 6%, 71.4%)
CMYK1.6%, 6%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,774,902
CSS custom property--colour: #B3ABB6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.42:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#4C5449
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEB6AB
Analogous#ADABB6, #B6ABB4
Triadic#B6B3AB, #ABB6B3
Split complementary#B4B6AB, #ABB6AD
Tetradic#B6ADAB, #AEB6AB, #ABB4B6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G171
B182
Red179 (70.2%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue283.64°
Saturation (HSL)7.01%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G AB · B B6
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