Colour
#B3ACB9
- #B3ACB9
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B3ACB9 is a violet with RGB values 179, 172, 185 and HSL 272°, 8%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B3ACB9#B3ACB9
HEX#B3ACB9
RGBrgb(179, 172, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6745, 0.7255
RGB percentages70.2%, 67.5%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(272.3, 8.5%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.3, 7%, 72.5%)
CMYK3.2%, 7%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,775,161
CSS custom property--colour: #B3ACB9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.52:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#4C5346
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B2B9AC
Analogous#ADACB9, #B9ACB9
Triadic#B9B3AC, #ACB9B3
Split complementary#B9B9AC, #ACB9AD
Tetradic#B9ADAC, #B2B9AC, #ACB9B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G172
B185
Red179 (70.2%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue272.31°
Saturation (HSL)8.5%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G AC · B B9
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