Colour
#B9BBB1
- #B9BBB1
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B9BBB1 is a grey with RGB values 185, 187, 177 and HSL 72°, 7%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#B9BBB1#B9BBB1
HEX#B9BBB1
RGBrgb(185, 187, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7333, 0.6941
RGB percentages72.5%, 73.3%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(72, 6.8%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(72, 5.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK1.1%, 0%, 5.3%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,172,209
CSS custom property--colour: #B9BBB1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49029WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.81:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#46444E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B3B1BB
Analogous#BBB8B1, #B4BBB1
Triadic#B1B9BB, #BBB1B9
Split complementary#B1B4BB, #B8B1BB
Tetradic#B1BBB8, #B3B1BB, #BBB1B4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G187
B177
Red185 (72.5%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue72°
Saturation (HSL)6.85%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G BB · B B1
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