Recognised as Colour
#B8B1AB
- #B8B1AB
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B8B1AB is a orange with RGB values 184, 177, 171 and HSL 28°, 8%, 70%. 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
#B8B1AB#B8B1AB
HEX#B8B1AB
RGBrgb(184, 177, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6941, 0.6706
RGB percentages72.2%, 69.4%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(27.7, 8.4%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.7, 7.1%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 3.8%, 7.1%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,104,107
CSS custom property--colour: #B8B1AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.91:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#474E54
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 text9.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ABB2B8
Analogous#B8ABAB, #B8B8AB
Triadic#ABB8B1, #B1ABB8
Split complementary#ABB8B8, #ABABB8
Tetradic#ABB8AB, #ABB2B8, #B8ABB8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G177
B171
Red184 (72.2%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue27.69°
Saturation (HSL)8.39%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G B1 · B AB
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