Recognised as Colour
#B5B6AA
- #B5B6AA
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B5B6AA is a grey with RGB values 181, 182, 170 and HSL 65°, 8%, 69%. 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
#B5B6AA#B5B6AA
HEX#B5B6AA
RGBrgb(181, 182, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.7137, 0.6667
RGB percentages71%, 71.4%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(65, 7.6%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(65, 6.6%, 71.4%)
CMYK0.5%, 0%, 6.6%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,908,778
CSS custom property--colour: #B5B6AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.4 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#4A4955
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#ABAAB6
Analogous#B6B1AA, #AFB6AA
Triadic#AAB5B6, #B6AAB5
Split complementary#AAAFB6, #B1AAB6
Tetradic#AAB6B1, #ABAAB6, #B6AAAF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G182
B170
Red181 (71%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue65°
Saturation (HSL)7.59%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B5 · G B6 · B AA
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