Colour
#B3BDA9
- #B3BDA9
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B3BDA9 is a green with RGB values 179, 189, 169 and HSL 90°, 13%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#B3BDA9#B3BDA9
HEX#B3BDA9
RGBrgb(179, 189, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.7412, 0.6627
RGB percentages70.2%, 74.1%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(90, 13.2%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90, 10.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK5.3%, 0%, 10.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,779,497
CSS custom property--colour: #B3BDA9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.77:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#4C4256
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B3A9BD
Analogous#BDBDA9, #A9BDA9
Triadic#A9B3BD, #BDA9B3
Split complementary#A9A9BD, #BDA9BD
Tetradic#A9BDBD, #B3A9BD, #BDA9A9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G189
B169
Red179 (70.2%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue90°
Saturation (HSL)13.16%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B3 · G BD · B A9
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