Colour
#B9B7AB
- #B9B7AB
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B9B7AB is a yellow with RGB values 185, 183, 171 and HSL 51°, 9%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#B9B7AB#B9B7AB
HEX#B9B7AB
RGBrgb(185, 183, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7176, 0.6706
RGB percentages72.5%, 71.8%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(51.4, 9.1%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 7.6%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 1.1%, 7.6%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,171,179
CSS custom property--colour: #B9B7AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47122WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.42:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#464854
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ABADB9
Analogous#B9B0AB, #B4B9AB
Triadic#ABB9B7, #B7ABB9
Split complementary#ABB4B9, #B0ABB9
Tetradic#ABB9B0, #ABADB9, #B9ABB4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G183
B171
Red185 (72.5%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue51.43°
Saturation (HSL)9.09%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G B7 · B AB
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