Colour
#B8BDB6
- #B8BDB6
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B8BDB6 is a grey with RGB values 184, 189, 182 and HSL 103°, 5%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#B8BDB6#B8BDB6
HEX#B8BDB6
RGBrgb(184, 189, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7412, 0.7137
RGB percentages72.2%, 74.1%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(102.9, 5%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(102.9, 3.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK2.6%, 0%, 3.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,107,190
CSS custom property--colour: #B8BDB6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.99:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#474249
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBB6BD
Analogous#BCBDB6, #B6BDB8
Triadic#B6B8BD, #BDB6B8
Split complementary#B8B6BD, #BDB6BC
Tetradic#B6BCBD, #BBB6BD, #BDB8B6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G189
B182
Red184 (72.2%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue102.86°
Saturation (HSL)5.04%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B8 · G BD · B B6
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