Colour
#B7B2A2
- #B7B2A2
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B7B2A2 is a yellow with RGB values 183, 178, 162 and HSL 46°, 13%, 68%. 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
#B7B2A2#B7B2A2
HEX#B7B2A2
RGBrgb(183, 178, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.698, 0.6353
RGB percentages71.8%, 69.8%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(45.7, 12.7%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.7, 11.5%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 2.7%, 11.5%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,038,818
CSS custom property--colour: #B7B2A2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.9:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#484D5D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A2A7B7
Analogous#B7A7A2, #B2B7A2
Triadic#A2B7B2, #B2A2B7
Split complementary#A2B2B7, #A7A2B7
Tetradic#A2B7A7, #A2A7B7, #B7A2B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G178
B162
Red183 (71.8%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue45.71°
Saturation (HSL)12.73%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G B2 · B A2
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