Recognised as Colour
#B4AAAB
- #B4AAAB
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B4AAAB is a grey with RGB values 180, 170, 171 and HSL 354°, 6%, 69%. 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
#B4AAAB#B4AAAB
HEX#B4AAAB
RGBrgb(180, 170, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6667, 0.6706
RGB percentages70.6%, 66.7%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(354, 6.3%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354, 5.6%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 5.6%, 5%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,840,171
CSS custom property--colour: #B4AAAB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.28:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#4B5554
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AAB4B3
Analogous#B4AAB0, #B4AEAA
Triadic#ABB4AA, #AAABB4
Split complementary#AAB4AE, #AAB0B4
Tetradic#B0B4AA, #AAB4B3, #AEAAB4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G170
B171
Red180 (70.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue354°
Saturation (HSL)6.25%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G AA · B AB
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