Colour
#B8B5B7
- #B8B5B7
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B8B5B7 is a grey with RGB values 184, 181, 183 and HSL 320°, 2%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#B8B5B7#B8B5B7
HEX#B8B5B7
RGBrgb(184, 181, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7098, 0.7176
RGB percentages72.2%, 71%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(320, 2.1%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320, 1.6%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 1.6%, 0.5%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,105,143
CSS custom property--colour: #B8B5B7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.33:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#474A48
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B5B8B6
Analogous#B7B5B8, #B8B5B5
Triadic#B7B8B5, #B5B7B8
Split complementary#B5B8B5, #B5B8B7
Tetradic#B8B7B5, #B5B8B6, #B5B5B8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G181
B183
Red184 (72.2%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue320°
Saturation (HSL)2.07%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G B5 · B B7
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