Recognised as Colour
#B3B4A2
- #B3B4A2
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B3B4A2 is a yellow with RGB values 179, 180, 162 and HSL 63°, 11%, 67%. 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
#B3B4A2#B3B4A2
HEX#B3B4A2
RGBrgb(179, 180, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.7059, 0.6353
RGB percentages70.2%, 70.6%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(63.3, 10.7%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(63.3, 10%, 70.6%)
CMYK0.6%, 0%, 10%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,777,186
CSS custom property--colour: #B3B4A2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.97:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#4C4B5D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A3A2B4
Analogous#B4ACA2, #AAB4A2
Triadic#A2B3B4, #B4A2B3
Split complementary#A2AAB4, #ACA2B4
Tetradic#A2B4AC, #A3A2B4, #B4A2AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G180
B162
Red179 (70.2%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue63.33°
Saturation (HSL)10.71%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B3 · G B4 · B A2
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