Colour
#B0BABB
- #B0BABB
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B0BABB is a grey with RGB values 176, 186, 187 and HSL 185°, 7%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#B0BABB#B0BABB
HEX#B0BABB
RGBrgb(176, 186, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.7294, 0.7333
RGB percentages69%, 72.9%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(185.5, 7.5%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.5, 5.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK5.9%, 0.5%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,582,139
CSS custom property--colour: #B0BABB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.59:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#4F4544
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBB1B0
Analogous#B0BBB7, #B0B4BB
Triadic#BBB0BA, #BABBB0
Split complementary#BBB0B4, #BBB6B0
Tetradic#B7B0BB, #BBB1B0, #B5BBB0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R176
G186
B187
Red176 (69%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue185.45°
Saturation (HSL)7.48%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G BA · B BB
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