Recognised as Colour

#B4BB9E

#B4BB9E
Green
Dark
Nearest: Silver

#B4BB9E is a green with RGB values 180, 187, 158 and HSL 74°, 18%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B4BB9E#B4BB9E

HEX#B4BB9E

RGBrgb(180, 187, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.7333, 0.6196

RGB percentages70.6%, 73.3%, 62%

HSLhsl(74.5, 17.6%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(74.5, 15.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK3.7%, 0%, 15.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,844,510

CSS custom property--colour: #B4BB9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.54:1

Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#4B4461

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFB89Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEB89Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B7B8B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 16.1 Tan · ΔE 16.4 Dark grey · ΔE 16.7 Dark seagreen · ΔE 17 Light grey · ΔE 18.7 Wheat · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 16.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A59EBB

Analogous#BBB39E, #A6BB9E

Triadic#9EB4BB, #BB9EB4

Split complementary#9EA6BB, #B39EBB

Tetradic#9EBBB3, #A59EBB, #BB9EA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAFAF8

Lighter +20%#E2E5DA

Lighter +10%#CBD0BC

Darker −10%#9DA680

Darker −20%#858F64

Darker −30%#69714F

Darker −40%#4D533A

More saturated +25%#BFD089

Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R180

G187

B158

Red180 (70.6%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue74.48°

Saturation (HSL)17.58%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B4 · G BB · B 9E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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