Recognised as Colour
#B8BDBE
- #B8BDBE
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#B8BDBE is a grey with RGB values 184, 189, 190 and HSL 190°, 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
#B8BDBE#B8BDBE
HEX#B8BDBE
RGBrgb(184, 189, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7412, 0.7451
RGB percentages72.2%, 74.1%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(190, 4.4%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190, 3.2%, 74.5%)
CMYK3.2%, 0.5%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,107,198
CSS custom property--colour: #B8BDBE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.06:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#474241
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BEB9B8
Analogous#B8BEBC, #B8BABE
Triadic#BEB8BD, #BDBEB8
Split complementary#BEB8BA, #BEBCB8
Tetradic#BCB8BE, #BEB9B8, #BABEB8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G189
B190
Red184 (72.2%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue190°
Saturation (HSL)4.41%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G BD · B BE
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