Colour
#B8B5AC
- #B8B5AC
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B8B5AC is a grey with RGB values 184, 181, 172 and HSL 45°, 8%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#B8B5AC#B8B5AC
HEX#B8B5AC
RGBrgb(184, 181, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7098, 0.6745
RGB percentages72.2%, 71%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(45, 7.8%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 6.5%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 1.6%, 6.5%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,105,132
CSS custom property--colour: #B8B5AC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.24:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#474A53
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ACAFB8
Analogous#B8AFAC, #B5B8AC
Triadic#ACB8B5, #B5ACB8
Split complementary#ACB5B8, #AFACB8
Tetradic#ACB8AF, #ACAFB8, #B8ACB5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G181
B172
Red184 (72.2%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)7.79%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G B5 · B AC
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