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Recognised as Colour

#B7ABAB

  • #B7ABAB
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#B7ABAB is a grey with RGB values 183, 171, 171 and HSL 0°, 8%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#B7ABAB#B7ABAB
HEX#B7ABAB
RGBrgb(183, 171, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6706, 0.6706
RGB percentages71.8%, 67.1%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(0, 7.7%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 6.6%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 6.6%, 6.6%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,037,035
CSS custom property--colour: #B7ABAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.43:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#485454

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADACABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0AEABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BAAAABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 4.9Silver · ΔE 8.1Light grey · ΔE 14.3Rosy brown · ΔE 15.5Thistle · ΔE 16.7Gainsboro · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 4.89, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABB7B7
Analogous#B7ABB1, #B7B1AB
Triadic#ABB7AB, #ABABB7
Split complementary#ABB7B1, #ABB1B7
Tetradic#B1B7AB, #ABB7B7, #B1ABB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFDFD
Lighter +20%#E6E2E2
Lighter +10%#CFC6C6
Darker −10%#9F9090
Darker −20%#887474
Darker −30%#6C5D5D
Darker −40%#514545
More saturated +25%#CB9898
Less saturated −25%#B1B1B1

Channel breakdown

R183
G171
B171
Red183 (71.8%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)7.69%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G AB · B AB

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