Colour
#B9BABD
- #B9BABD
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B9BABD is a grey with RGB values 185, 186, 189 and HSL 225°, 3%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#B9BABD#B9BABD
HEX#B9BABD
RGBrgb(185, 186, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7294, 0.7412
RGB percentages72.5%, 72.9%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(225, 2.9%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 2.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK2.1%, 1.6%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,171,965
CSS custom property--colour: #B9BABD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.82:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#464542
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDBCB9
Analogous#B9BCBD, #BAB9BD
Triadic#BDB9BA, #BABDB9
Split complementary#BDBAB9, #BCBDB9
Tetradic#BDB9BC, #BDBCB9, #B9BDBA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G186
B189
Red185 (72.5%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)2.94%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G BA · B BD
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