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Recognised as Colour

#B4AFAA

  • #B4AFAA
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#B4AFAA is a grey with RGB values 180, 175, 170 and HSL 30°, 6%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#B4AFAA#B4AFAA
HEX#B4AFAA
RGBrgb(180, 175, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6863, 0.6667
RGB percentages70.6%, 68.6%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(30, 6.3%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30, 5.6%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 2.8%, 5.6%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,841,450
CSS custom property--colour: #B4AFAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.65:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#4B5055

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1AFAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2B0AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B6AEAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 4.1Silver · ΔE 6.8Light grey · ΔE 13.2Gainsboro · ΔE 16.4Rosy brown · ΔE 18.4Gray · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 4.14, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAAFB4
Analogous#B4AAAA, #B4B4AA
Triadic#AAB4AF, #AFAAB4
Split complementary#AAB4B4, #AAAAB4
Tetradic#AAB4AA, #AAAFB4, #B4AAB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFBFB
Lighter +20%#E4E2E0
Lighter +10%#CCC9C5
Darker −10%#9C968F
Darker −20%#847C74
Darker −30%#69625C
Darker −40%#4E4944
More saturated +25%#C8AF96
Less saturated −25%#AFAFAF

Channel breakdown

R180
G175
B170
Red180 (70.6%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue30°
Saturation (HSL)6.25%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G AF · B AA

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