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Recognised as Colour

#B4AAA8

  • #B4AAA8
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#B4AAA8 is a grey with RGB values 180, 170, 168 and HSL 10°, 7%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#B4AAA8#B4AAA8
HEX#B4AAA8
RGBrgb(180, 170, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6667, 0.6588
RGB percentages70.6%, 66.7%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(10, 7.4%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10, 6.7%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 5.6%, 6.7%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,840,168
CSS custom property--colour: #B4AAA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#4B5557

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACABA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEADA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B7A9A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 4.1Silver · ΔE 8.3Light grey · ΔE 14.7Rosy brown · ΔE 15.9Gray · ΔE 17.2Gainsboro · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 4.13, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8B2B4
Analogous#B4A8AC, #B4B0A8
Triadic#A8B4AA, #AAA8B4
Split complementary#A8B4B0, #A8ACB4
Tetradic#ACB4A8, #A8B2B4, #B0A8B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFAFA
Lighter +20%#E3E0DF
Lighter +10%#CCC5C3
Darker −10%#9C8F8D
Darker −20%#847572
Darker −30%#695D5A
Darker −40%#4D4443
More saturated +25%#C89C94
Less saturated −25%#AEAEAE

Channel breakdown

R180
G170
B168
Red180 (70.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue10°
Saturation (HSL)7.41%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G AA · B A8

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