Colour
#B8BEBD
- #B8BEBD
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#B8BEBD is a grey with RGB values 184, 190, 189 and HSL 170°, 4%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#B8BEBD#B8BEBD
HEX#B8BEBD
RGBrgb(184, 190, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7451, 0.7412
RGB percentages72.2%, 74.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(170, 4.4%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170, 3.2%, 74.5%)
CMYK3.2%, 0%, 0.5%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,107,453
CSS custom property--colour: #B8BEBD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.14:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#474142
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BEB8B9
Analogous#B8BEBA, #B8BCBE
Triadic#BDB8BE, #BEBDB8
Split complementary#BEB8BC, #BEBAB8
Tetradic#BAB8BE, #BEB8B9, #BCBEB8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G190
B189
Red184 (72.2%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue170°
Saturation (HSL)4.41%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B8 · G BE · B BD
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