Colour
#B4ACB2
- #B4ACB2
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B4ACB2 is a grey with RGB values 180, 172, 178 and HSL 315°, 5%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B4ACB2#B4ACB2
HEX#B4ACB2
RGBrgb(180, 172, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6745, 0.698
RGB percentages70.6%, 67.5%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(315, 5.1%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315, 4.4%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 4.4%, 1.1%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,840,690
CSS custom property--colour: #B4ACB2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.48:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#4B534D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ACB4AE
Analogous#B2ACB4, #B4ACAE
Triadic#B2B4AC, #ACB2B4
Split complementary#AEB4AC, #ACB4B2
Tetradic#B4B2AC, #ACB4AE, #ACAEB4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G172
B178
Red180 (70.6%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue315°
Saturation (HSL)5.06%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G AC · B B2
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