Recognised as Colour
#B8B0B3
- #B8B0B3
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B8B0B3 is a grey with RGB values 184, 176, 179 and HSL 338°, 5%, 71%. 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
#B8B0B3#B8B0B3
HEX#B8B0B3
RGBrgb(184, 176, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6902, 0.702
RGB percentages72.2%, 69%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(337.5, 5.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.5, 4.3%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 4.3%, 2.7%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,103,859
CSS custom property--colour: #B8B0B3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.8 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#474F4C
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 familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B0B8B5
Analogous#B8B0B7, #B8B1B0
Triadic#B3B8B0, #B0B3B8
Split complementary#B0B8B1, #B0B7B8
Tetradic#B7B8B0, #B0B8B5, #B1B0B8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G176
B179
Red184 (72.2%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue337.5°
Saturation (HSL)5.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G B0 · B B3
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