Recognised as Colour
#B9B2AA
- #B9B2AA
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B9B2AA is a orange with RGB values 185, 178, 170 and HSL 32°, 10%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B9B2AA#B9B2AA
HEX#B9B2AA
RGBrgb(185, 178, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.698, 0.6667
RGB percentages72.5%, 69.8%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(32, 9.7%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(32, 8.1%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 3.8%, 8.1%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,169,898
CSS custom property--colour: #B9B2AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.01:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#464D55
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AAB1B9
Analogous#B9ABAA, #B9B9AA
Triadic#AAB9B2, #B2AAB9
Split complementary#AAB9B9, #ABAAB9
Tetradic#AAB9AB, #AAB1B9, #B9AAB9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G178
B170
Red185 (72.5%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue32°
Saturation (HSL)9.68%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G B2 · B AA
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