Recognised as Colour
#B8B3A3
- #B8B3A3
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B8B3A3 is a yellow with RGB values 184, 179, 163 and HSL 46°, 13%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B8B3A3#B8B3A3
HEX#B8B3A3
RGBrgb(184, 179, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.702, 0.6392
RGB percentages72.2%, 70.2%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(45.7, 12.9%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.7, 11.4%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 2.7%, 11.4%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,104,611
CSS custom property--colour: #B8B3A3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45075WCAG 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 10.01:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#474C5C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A3A8B8
Analogous#B8A9A3, #B3B8A3
Triadic#A3B8B3, #B3A3B8
Split complementary#A3B3B8, #A9A3B8
Tetradic#A3B8A9, #A3A8B8, #B8A3B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G179
B163
Red184 (72.2%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue45.71°
Saturation (HSL)12.88%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G B3 · B A3
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