Recognised as Colour
#B8C0B9
- #B8C0B9
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#B8C0B9 is a grey with RGB values 184, 192, 185 and HSL 127°, 6%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#B8C0B9#B8C0B9
HEX#B8C0B9
RGBrgb(184, 192, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7529, 0.7255
RGB percentages72.2%, 75.3%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(127.5, 6%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(127.5, 4.2%, 75.3%)
CMYK4.2%, 0%, 3.6%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,107,961
CSS custom property--colour: #B8C0B9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.28:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#473F46
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C0B8BF
Analogous#BBC0B8, #B8C0BD
Triadic#B9B8C0, #C0B9B8
Split complementary#BDB8C0, #C0B8BB
Tetradic#B8BBC0, #C0B8BF, #C0BDB8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G192
B185
Red184 (72.2%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue127.5°
Saturation (HSL)5.97%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B8 · G C0 · B B9
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