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Recognised as Colour

#B3AEB7

  • #B3AEB7
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#B3AEB7 is a grey with RGB values 179, 174, 183 and HSL 273°, 6%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#B3AEB7#B3AEB7
HEX#B3AEB7
RGBrgb(179, 174, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6824, 0.7176
RGB percentages70.2%, 68.2%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(273.3, 5.9%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.3, 4.9%, 71.8%)
CMYK2.2%, 4.9%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,775,671
CSS custom property--colour: #B3AEB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.65:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#4C5148

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADAFB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEB0B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B3AFB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 5.8Silver · ΔE 8Light grey · ΔE 13.9Thistle · ΔE 13.9Light steelblue · ΔE 13.9Gainsboro · ΔE 16.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 5.83, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2B7AE
Analogous#AFAEB7, #B7AEB7
Triadic#B7B3AE, #AEB7B3
Split complementary#B7B7AE, #AEB7AE
Tetradic#B7AEAE, #B2B7AE, #AEB7B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6E4E7
Lighter +10%#CCC9CF
Darker −10%#9A939F
Darker −20%#807887
Darker −30%#67606C
Darker −40%#4D4851
More saturated +25%#B59BCA
Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R179
G174
B183
Red179 (70.2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue273.33°
Saturation (HSL)5.88%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G AE · B B7

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