Recognised as Colour
#B5B9A7
- #B5B9A7
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B5B9A7 is a green with RGB values 181, 185, 167 and HSL 73°, 11%, 69%. 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
#B5B9A7#B5B9A7
HEX#B5B9A7
RGBrgb(181, 185, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.7255, 0.6549
RGB percentages71%, 72.5%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(73.3, 11.4%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(73.3, 9.7%, 72.5%)
CMYK2.2%, 0%, 9.7%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,909,543
CSS custom property--colour: #B5B9A7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.8 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#4A4658
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ABA7B9
Analogous#B9B4A7, #ACB9A7
Triadic#A7B5B9, #B9A7B5
Split complementary#A7ACB9, #B4A7B9
Tetradic#A7B9B4, #ABA7B9, #B9A7AC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G185
B167
Red181 (71%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue73.33°
Saturation (HSL)11.39%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B5 · G B9 · B A7
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