Colour
#B3B3B2
- #B3B3B2
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B3B3B2 is a grey with RGB values 179, 179, 178 and HSL 60°, 1%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B3B3B2#B3B3B2
HEX#B3B3B2
RGBrgb(179, 179, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.702, 0.698
RGB percentages70.2%, 70.2%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(60, 0.7%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 0.6%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 0.6%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,776,946
CSS custom property--colour: #B3B3B2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.01:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#4C4C4D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B2B2B3
Analogous#B3B3B2, #B3B3B2
Triadic#B2B3B3, #B3B2B3
Split complementary#B2B3B3, #B3B2B3
Tetradic#B2B3B3, #B2B2B3, #B3B2B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G179
B178
Red179 (70.2%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)0.65%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR B3 · G B3 · B B2
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