Colour
#B9AEB9
- #B9AEB9
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B9AEB9 is a grey with RGB values 185, 174, 185 and HSL 300°, 7%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B9AEB9#B9AEB9
HEX#B9AEB9
RGBrgb(185, 174, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6824, 0.7255
RGB percentages72.5%, 68.2%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(300, 7.3%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 5.9%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 5.9%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,168,889
CSS custom property--colour: #B9AEB9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.82:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#465146
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEB9AE
Analogous#B3AEB9, #B9AEB3
Triadic#B9B9AE, #AEB9B9
Split complementary#B3B9AE, #AEB9B3
Tetradic#B9B3AE, #AEB9AE, #AEB3B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G174
B185
Red185 (72.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)7.28%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR B9 · G AE · B B9
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