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Colour

#B5B7BC

  • #B5B7BC
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Silver

#B5B7BC is a grey with RGB values 181, 183, 188 and HSL 223°, 5%, 72%. 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

#B5B7BC#B5B7BC
HEX#B5B7BC
RGBrgb(181, 183, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.7176, 0.7373
RGB percentages71%, 71.8%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(222.9, 5%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 3.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK3.7%, 2.7%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,909,052
CSS custom property--colour: #B5B7BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.46:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#4A4843

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6B7BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5B7BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#B4B8B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 4.3Dark grey · ΔE 5.9Light grey · ΔE 10.5Light steelblue · ΔE 13.2Gainsboro · ΔE 13.7Thistle · ΔE 15.6
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 4.33, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCBAB5
Analogous#B5BBBC, #B7B5BC
Triadic#BCB5B7, #B7BCB5
Split complementary#BCB7B5, #BBBCB5
Tetradic#BCB5BB, #BCBAB5, #B5BCB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBEBEC
Lighter +10%#D0D1D4
Darker −10%#9A9DA4
Darker −20%#7F838C
Darker −30%#676A71
Darker −40%#4E5157
More saturated +25%#A3AFCE
Less saturated −25%#B9B9B9

Channel breakdown

R181
G183
B188
Red181 (71%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)4.96%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G B7 · B BC

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