Colour
#B5B1B3
- #B5B1B3
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B5B1B3 is a grey with RGB values 181, 177, 179 and HSL 330°, 3%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B5B1B3#B5B1B3
HEX#B5B1B3
RGBrgb(181, 177, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6941, 0.702
RGB percentages71%, 69.4%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(330, 2.6%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 2.2%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 2.2%, 1.1%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,907,507
CSS custom property--colour: #B5B1B3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.9:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#4A4E4C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B1B5B3
Analogous#B5B1B5, #B5B1B1
Triadic#B3B5B1, #B1B3B5
Split complementary#B1B5B1, #B1B5B5
Tetradic#B5B5B1, #B1B5B3, #B1B1B5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G177
B179
Red181 (71%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)2.63%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G B1 · B B3
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