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Colour

#B3B6BE

  • #B3B6BE
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Silver

#B3B6BE is a grey with RGB values 179, 182, 190 and HSL 224°, 8%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B3B6BE#B3B6BE
HEX#B3B6BE
RGBrgb(179, 182, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.7137, 0.7451
RGB percentages70.2%, 71.4%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(223.6, 7.8%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 5.8%, 74.5%)
CMYK5.8%, 4.2%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,777,726
CSS custom property--colour: #B3B6BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.35:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#4C4941

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4B6BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3B6BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#B1B7B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5.8Dark grey · ΔE 6.5Light grey · ΔE 11.4Light steelblue · ΔE 11.8Gainsboro · ΔE 14.4Thistle · ΔE 14.9
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.76, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEBBB3
Analogous#B3BBBE, #B5B3BE
Triadic#BEB3B6, #B6BEB3
Split complementary#BEB5B3, #BBBEB3
Tetradic#BEB3BC, #BEBBB3, #B3BEB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAEBED
Lighter +10%#CED0D6
Darker −10%#989CA6
Darker −20%#7C818F
Darker −30%#646874
Darker −40%#4C5059
More saturated +25%#A1AED0
Less saturated −25%#B8B8B8

Channel breakdown

R179
G182
B190
Red179 (70.2%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue223.64°
Saturation (HSL)7.8%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G B6 · B BE

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