Colour
#B9BDB6
- #B9BDB6
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#B9BDB6 is a grey with RGB values 185, 189, 182 and HSL 94°, 5%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#B9BDB6#B9BDB6
HEX#B9BDB6
RGBrgb(185, 189, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7412, 0.7137
RGB percentages72.5%, 74.1%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(94.3, 5%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(94.3, 3.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK2.1%, 0%, 3.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,172,726
CSS custom property--colour: #B9BDB6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.02:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#464249
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BAB6BD
Analogous#BDBDB6, #B6BDB7
Triadic#B6B9BD, #BDB6B9
Split complementary#B7B6BD, #BDB6BD
Tetradic#B6BDBD, #BAB6BD, #BDB7B6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G189
B182
Red185 (72.5%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue94.29°
Saturation (HSL)5.04%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G BD · B B6
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