Colour
#B3BCA9
- #B3BCA9
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B3BCA9 is a green with RGB values 179, 188, 169 and HSL 88°, 12%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#B3BCA9#B3BCA9
HEX#B3BCA9
RGBrgb(179, 188, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.7373, 0.6627
RGB percentages70.2%, 73.7%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(88.4, 12.4%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(88.4, 10.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK4.8%, 0%, 10.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,779,241
CSS custom property--colour: #B3BCA9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.68:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#4C4356
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B2A9BC
Analogous#BCBCA9, #A9BCA9
Triadic#A9B3BC, #BCA9B3
Split complementary#A9A9BC, #BBA9BC
Tetradic#A9BCBB, #B2A9BC, #BCA9A9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G188
B169
Red179 (70.2%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue88.42°
Saturation (HSL)12.42%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B3 · G BC · B A9
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