Colour
#B5BCBB
- #B5BCBB
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B5BCBB is a grey with RGB values 181, 188, 187 and HSL 171°, 5%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#B5BCBB#B5BCBB
HEX#B5BCBB
RGBrgb(181, 188, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.7373, 0.7333
RGB percentages71%, 73.7%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(171.4, 5%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.4, 3.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK3.7%, 0%, 0.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,910,331
CSS custom property--colour: #B5BCBB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49378WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.88:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#4A4344
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCB5B6
Analogous#B5BCB8, #B5BABC
Triadic#BBB5BC, #BCBBB5
Split complementary#BCB5BA, #BCB8B5
Tetradic#B8B5BC, #BCB5B6, #BABCB5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G188
B187
Red181 (71%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue171.43°
Saturation (HSL)4.96%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B5 · G BC · B BB
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