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Colour

#B7B1AE

  • #B7B1AE
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  • Nearest: Dark grey

#B7B1AE is a grey with RGB values 183, 177, 174 and HSL 20°, 6%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#B7B1AE#B7B1AE
HEX#B7B1AE
RGBrgb(183, 177, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6941, 0.6824
RGB percentages71.8%, 69.4%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(20, 5.9%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20, 4.9%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 3.3%, 4.9%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,038,574
CSS custom property--colour: #B7B1AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.91:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#484E51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3B1AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4B3AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B9B0B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 4.4Silver · ΔE 5.8Light grey · ΔE 12.3Gainsboro · ΔE 15.4Thistle · ΔE 18Rosy brown · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 4.37, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEB4B7
Analogous#B7AEB0, #B7B6AE
Triadic#AEB7B1, #B1AEB7
Split complementary#AEB7B6, #AEB0B7
Tetradic#B0B7AE, #AEB4B7, #B6AEB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7E5E4
Lighter +10%#CFCBC9
Darker −10%#9F9793
Darker −20%#877D78
Darker −30%#6C6460
Darker −40%#514B48
More saturated +25%#CAAB9B
Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R183
G177
B174
Red183 (71.8%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue20°
Saturation (HSL)5.88%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G B1 · B AE

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