Colour
#B9BABE
- #B9BABE
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B9BABE is a grey with RGB values 185, 186, 190 and HSL 228°, 4%, 74%. 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
#B9BABE#B9BABE
HEX#B9BABE
RGBrgb(185, 186, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7294, 0.7451
RGB percentages72.5%, 72.9%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(228, 3.7%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228, 2.6%, 74.5%)
CMYK2.6%, 2.1%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,171,966
CSS custom property--colour: #B9BABE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.83:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#464541
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 text10.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BEBDB9
Analogous#B9BDBE, #BBB9BE
Triadic#BEB9BA, #BABEB9
Split complementary#BEBBB9, #BDBEB9
Tetradic#BEB9BD, #BEBDB9, #B9BEBB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G186
B190
Red185 (72.5%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue228°
Saturation (HSL)3.7%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G BA · B BE
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