Recognised as Colour
#B3AE9C
- #B3AE9C
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B3AE9C is a yellow with RGB values 179, 174, 156 and HSL 47°, 13%, 66%. 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
#B3AE9C#B3AE9C
HEX#B3AE9C
RGBrgb(179, 174, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6824, 0.6118
RGB percentages70.2%, 68.2%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(47, 13.1%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47, 12.8%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 2.8%, 12.8%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,775,644
CSS custom property--colour: #B3AE9C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#4C5163
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CA1B3
Analogous#B3A39C, #ACB39C
Triadic#9CB3AE, #AE9CB3
Split complementary#9CACB3, #A39CB3
Tetradic#9CB3A3, #9CA1B3, #B39CAC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G174
B156
Red179 (70.2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue46.96°
Saturation (HSL)13.14%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G AE · B 9C
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