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Colour

#B6B6AE

  • #B6B6AE
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Silver

#B6B6AE is a grey with RGB values 182, 182, 174 and HSL 60°, 5%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B6B6AE#B6B6AE
HEX#B6B6AE
RGBrgb(182, 182, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7137, 0.6824
RGB percentages71.4%, 71.4%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(60, 5.2%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 4.4%, 71.4%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 4.4%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,974,318
CSS custom property--colour: #B6B6AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.29:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#494951

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8B5AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8B6AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B7B5B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5.8Dark grey · ΔE 6.3Light grey · ΔE 11.6Gainsboro · ΔE 14.6Light steelblue · ΔE 19.8Gray · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.8, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEAEB6
Analogous#B6B2AE, #B2B6AE
Triadic#AEB6B6, #B6AEB6
Split complementary#AEB2B6, #B2AEB6
Tetradic#AEB6B2, #AEAEB6, #B6AEB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFE
Lighter +20%#E6E6E4
Lighter +10%#CECEC9
Darker −10%#9E9E93
Darker −20%#868678
Darker −30%#6B6B60
Darker −40%#505048
More saturated +25%#C9C99B
Less saturated −25%#B2B2B2

Channel breakdown

R182
G182
B174
Red182 (71.4%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)5.19%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR B6 · G B6 · B AE

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