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Colour

#B6B6BD

  • #B6B6BD
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Silver

#B6B6BD is a grey with RGB values 182, 182, 189 and HSL 240°, 5%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B6B6BD#B6B6BD
HEX#B6B6BD
RGBrgb(182, 182, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7137, 0.7412
RGB percentages71.4%, 71.4%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(240, 5%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 3.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK3.7%, 3.7%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,974,333
CSS custom property--colour: #B6B6BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.42:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#494942

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5B7BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4B6BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B5B7B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5.1Dark grey · ΔE 6.3Light grey · ΔE 11Light steelblue · ΔE 12.7Gainsboro · ΔE 14Thistle · ΔE 14.4
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.13, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDBDB6
Analogous#B6BABD, #BAB6BD
Triadic#BDB6B6, #B6BDB6
Split complementary#BDBAB6, #BABDB6
Tetradic#BDB6BA, #BDBDB6, #B6BDBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECECED
Lighter +10%#D1D1D5
Darker −10%#9B9BA5
Darker −20%#80808D
Darker −30%#686872
Darker −40%#4F4F58
More saturated +25%#A5A5CE
Less saturated −25%#BABABA

Channel breakdown

R182
G182
B189
Red182 (71.4%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)5.04%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G B6 · B BD

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