Colour
#B5B5B5
- #B5B5B5
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B5B5B5 is a grey with RGB values 181, 181, 181 and HSL 0°, 0%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#B5B5B5#B5B5B5
HEX#B5B5B5
RGBrgb(181, 181, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.7098, 0.7098
RGB percentages71%, 71%, 71%
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,908,533
CSS custom property--colour: #B5B5B5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.24:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#4A4A4A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B5B5B5
Analogous#B5B5B5, #B5B5B5
Triadic#B5B5B5, #B5B5B5
Split complementary#B5B5B5, #B5B5B5
Tetradic#B5B5B5, #B5B5B5, #B5B5B5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G181
B181
Red181 (71%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)0%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)
Hex per channelR B5 · G B5 · B B5
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