Colour
#B5ACAE
- #B5ACAE
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B5ACAE is a grey with RGB values 181, 172, 174 and HSL 347°, 6%, 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
#B5ACAE#B5ACAE
HEX#B5ACAE
RGBrgb(181, 172, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6745, 0.6824
RGB percentages71%, 67.5%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(346.7, 5.7%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.7, 5%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 5%, 3.9%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,906,222
CSS custom property--colour: #B5ACAE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.48:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#4A5351
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG 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#ACB5B3
Analogous#B5ACB3, #B5AFAC
Triadic#AEB5AC, #ACAEB5
Split complementary#ACB5AF, #ACB3B5
Tetradic#B3B5AC, #ACB5B3, #AFACB5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G172
B174
Red181 (71%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue346.67°
Saturation (HSL)5.73%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G AC · B AE
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