Colour
#B8B9BE
- #B8B9BE
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B8B9BE is a grey with RGB values 184, 185, 190 and HSL 230°, 4%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#B8B9BE#B8B9BE
HEX#B8B9BE
RGBrgb(184, 185, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7255, 0.7451
RGB percentages72.2%, 72.5%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(230, 4.4%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 3.2%, 74.5%)
CMYK3.2%, 2.6%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,106,174
CSS custom property--colour: #B8B9BE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.72:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#474641
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BEBDB8
Analogous#B8BCBE, #BAB8BE
Triadic#BEB8B9, #B9BEB8
Split complementary#BEBAB8, #BCBEB8
Tetradic#BEB8BC, #BEBDB8, #B8BEBA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G185
B190
Red184 (72.2%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)4.41%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G B9 · B BE
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