Colour
#B9B9B9
- #B9B9B9
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B9B9B9 is a grey with RGB values 185, 185, 185 and HSL 0°, 0%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#B9B9B9#B9B9B9
HEX#B9B9B9
RGBrgb(185, 185, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7255, 0.7255
RGB percentages72.5%, 72.5%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,171,705
CSS custom property--colour: #B9B9B9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.7:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#464646
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9B9B9
Analogous#B9B9B9, #B9B9B9
Triadic#B9B9B9, #B9B9B9
Split complementary#B9B9B9, #B9B9B9
Tetradic#B9B9B9, #B9B9B9, #B9B9B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G185
B185
Red185 (72.5%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)0%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)
Hex per channelR B9 · G B9 · B B9
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