Colour
#B6BCBD
- #B6BCBD
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B6BCBD is a grey with RGB values 182, 188, 189 and HSL 189°, 5%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#B6BCBD#B6BCBD
HEX#B6BCBD
RGBrgb(182, 188, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7373, 0.7412
RGB percentages71.4%, 73.7%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(188.6, 5%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.6, 3.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK3.7%, 0.5%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,975,869
CSS custom property--colour: #B6BCBD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.92:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#494342
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDB7B6
Analogous#B6BDBB, #B6B9BD
Triadic#BDB6BC, #BCBDB6
Split complementary#BDB6B9, #BDBBB6
Tetradic#BBB6BD, #BDB7B6, #B9BDB6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G188
B189
Red182 (71.4%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue188.57°
Saturation (HSL)5.04%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G BC · B BD
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