Colour
#B6A6B6
- #B6A6B6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B6A6B6 is a magenta with RGB values 182, 166, 182 and HSL 300°, 10%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B6A6B6#B6A6B6
HEX#B6A6B6
RGBrgb(182, 166, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.651, 0.7137
RGB percentages71.4%, 65.1%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(300, 9.9%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 8.8%, 71.4%)
CMYK0%, 8.8%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,970,230
CSS custom property--colour: #B6A6B6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#495949
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6B6A6
Analogous#AEA6B6, #B6A6AE
Triadic#B6B6A6, #A6B6B6
Split complementary#AEB6A6, #A6B6AE
Tetradic#B6AEA6, #A6B6A6, #A6AEB6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G166
B182
Red182 (71.4%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)9.88%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR B6 · G A6 · B B6
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