Colour
#B9BEB8
- #B9BEB8
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#B9BEB8 is a grey with RGB values 185, 190, 184 and HSL 110°, 4%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#B9BEB8#B9BEB8
HEX#B9BEB8
RGBrgb(185, 190, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7451, 0.7216
RGB percentages72.5%, 74.5%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(110, 4.4%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(110, 3.2%, 74.5%)
CMYK2.6%, 0%, 3.2%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,172,984
CSS custom property--colour: #B9BEB8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.12:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#464147
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDB8BE
Analogous#BCBEB8, #B8BEBA
Triadic#B8B9BE, #BEB8B9
Split complementary#BAB8BE, #BEB8BC
Tetradic#B8BCBE, #BDB8BE, #BEBAB8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G190
B184
Red185 (72.5%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue110°
Saturation (HSL)4.41%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G BE · B B8
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