Recognised as Colour
#B6BDAE
- #B6BDAE
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B6BDAE is a green with RGB values 182, 189, 174 and HSL 88°, 10%, 71%. 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
#B6BDAE#B6BDAE
HEX#B6BDAE
RGBrgb(182, 189, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7412, 0.6824
RGB percentages71.4%, 74.1%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(88, 10.2%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(88, 7.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK3.7%, 0%, 7.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,976,110
CSS custom property--colour: #B6BDAE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.88:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#494251
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B5AEBD
Analogous#BDBCAE, #AEBDAE
Triadic#AEB6BD, #BDAEB6
Split complementary#AEAEBD, #BCAEBD
Tetradic#AEBDBC, #B5AEBD, #BDAEAE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G189
B174
Red182 (71.4%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue88°
Saturation (HSL)10.2%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B6 · G BD · B AE
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