Colour
#B6BABD
- #B6BABD
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B6BABD is a grey with RGB values 182, 186, 189 and HSL 206°, 5%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#B6BABD#B6BABD
HEX#B6BABD
RGBrgb(182, 186, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7294, 0.7412
RGB percentages71.4%, 72.9%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(205.7, 5%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.7, 3.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK3.7%, 1.6%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,975,357
CSS custom property--colour: #B6BABD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.75:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#494542
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDB9B6
Analogous#B6BDBD, #B6B7BD
Triadic#BDB6BA, #BABDB6
Split complementary#BDB6B7, #BDBDB6
Tetradic#BDB6BD, #BDB9B6, #B7BDB6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G186
B189
Red182 (71.4%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue205.71°
Saturation (HSL)5.04%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G BA · B BD
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