Colour
#B8BFBD
- #B8BFBD
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#B8BFBD is a grey with RGB values 184, 191, 189 and HSL 163°, 5%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#B8BFBD#B8BFBD
HEX#B8BFBD
RGBrgb(184, 191, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.749, 0.7412
RGB percentages72.2%, 74.9%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(162.9, 5.2%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.9, 3.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK3.7%, 0%, 1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,107,709
CSS custom property--colour: #B8BFBD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.23:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#474042
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BFB8BA
Analogous#B8BFBA, #B8BEBF
Triadic#BDB8BF, #BFBDB8
Split complementary#BFB8BE, #BFBAB8
Tetradic#BAB8BF, #BFB8BA, #BEBFB8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G191
B189
Red184 (72.2%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue162.86°
Saturation (HSL)5.19%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B8 · G BF · B BD
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