Colour
#B7BCA8
- #B7BCA8
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B7BCA8 is a green with RGB values 183, 188, 168 and HSL 75°, 13%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#B7BCA8#B7BCA8
HEX#B7BCA8
RGBrgb(183, 188, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.7373, 0.6588
RGB percentages71.8%, 73.7%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(75, 13%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(75, 10.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK2.7%, 0%, 10.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,041,384
CSS custom property--colour: #B7BCA8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.77:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#484357
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADA8BC
Analogous#BCB7A8, #ADBCA8
Triadic#A8B7BC, #BCA8B7
Split complementary#A8ADBC, #B7A8BC
Tetradic#A8BCB7, #ADA8BC, #BCA8AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G188
B168
Red183 (71.8%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue75°
Saturation (HSL)12.99%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B7 · G BC · B A8
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