Recognised as Colour
#B7BAAE
- #B7BAAE
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B7BAAE is a grey with RGB values 183, 186, 174 and HSL 75°, 8%, 71%. 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
#B7BAAE#B7BAAE
HEX#B7BAAE
RGBrgb(183, 186, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.7294, 0.6824
RGB percentages71.8%, 72.9%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(75, 8%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(75, 6.5%, 72.9%)
CMYK1.6%, 0%, 6.5%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,040,878
CSS custom property--colour: #B7BAAE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.65:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#484551
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B1AEBA
Analogous#BAB7AE, #B1BAAE
Triadic#AEB7BA, #BAAEB7
Split complementary#AEB1BA, #B7AEBA
Tetradic#AEBAB7, #B1AEBA, #BAAEB1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G186
B174
Red183 (71.8%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue75°
Saturation (HSL)8%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B7 · G BA · B AE
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