Colour
#B7B8BB
- #B7B8BB
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B7B8BB is a grey with RGB values 183, 184, 187 and HSL 225°, 3%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#B7B8BB#B7B8BB
HEX#B7B8BB
RGBrgb(183, 184, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.7216, 0.7333
RGB percentages71.8%, 72.2%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(225, 2.9%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 2.1%, 73.3%)
CMYK2.1%, 1.6%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,040,379
CSS custom property--colour: #B7B8BB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.59:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#484744
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBBAB7
Analogous#B7BABB, #B8B7BB
Triadic#BBB7B8, #B8BBB7
Split complementary#BBB8B7, #BABBB7
Tetradic#BBB7BA, #BBBAB7, #B7BBB8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G184
B187
Red183 (71.8%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)2.86%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G B8 · B BB
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