Colour
#B6AEAA
- #B6AEAA
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B6AEAA is a grey with RGB values 182, 174, 170 and HSL 20°, 8%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B6AEAA#B6AEAA
HEX#B6AEAA
RGBrgb(182, 174, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6824, 0.6667
RGB percentages71.4%, 68.2%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(20, 7.6%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20, 6.6%, 71.4%)
CMYK0%, 4.4%, 6.6%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,972,266
CSS custom property--colour: #B6AEAA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.62:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#495155
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AAB2B6
Analogous#B6AAAC, #B6B4AA
Triadic#AAB6AE, #AEAAB6
Split complementary#AAB6B4, #AAACB6
Tetradic#ACB6AA, #AAB2B6, #B4AAB6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G174
B170
Red182 (71.4%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue20°
Saturation (HSL)7.59%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B6 · G AE · B AA
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