Recognised as Colour
#B8B9AA
- #B8B9AA
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B8B9AA is a yellow with RGB values 184, 185, 170 and HSL 64°, 10%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#B8B9AA#B8B9AA
HEX#B8B9AA
RGBrgb(184, 185, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7255, 0.6667
RGB percentages72.2%, 72.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(64, 9.7%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64, 8.1%, 72.5%)
CMYK0.5%, 0%, 8.1%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,106,154
CSS custom property--colour: #B8B9AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.56:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#474655
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ABAAB9
Analogous#B9B3AA, #B1B9AA
Triadic#AAB8B9, #B9AAB8
Split complementary#AAB1B9, #B3AAB9
Tetradic#AAB9B3, #ABAAB9, #B9AAB1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G185
B170
Red184 (72.2%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue64°
Saturation (HSL)9.68%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B8 · G B9 · B AA
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