Colour
#B6BBBD
- #B6BBBD
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B6BBBD is a grey with RGB values 182, 187, 189 and HSL 197°, 5%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#B6BBBD#B6BBBD
HEX#B6BBBD
RGBrgb(182, 187, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7333, 0.7412
RGB percentages71.4%, 73.3%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(197.1, 5%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.1, 3.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK3.7%, 1.1%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,975,613
CSS custom property--colour: #B6BBBD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.83:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#494442
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDB8B6
Analogous#B6BDBC, #B6B8BD
Triadic#BDB6BB, #BBBDB6
Split complementary#BDB6B8, #BDBCB6
Tetradic#BCB6BD, #BDB8B6, #B8BDB6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G187
B189
Red182 (71.4%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue197.14°
Saturation (HSL)5.04%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G BB · B BD
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