Colour
#B9BBBC
- #B9BBBC
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B9BBBC is a grey with RGB values 185, 187, 188 and HSL 200°, 2%, 73%. 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
#B9BBBC#B9BBBC
HEX#B9BBBC
RGBrgb(185, 187, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7333, 0.7373
RGB percentages72.5%, 73.3%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(200, 2.2%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 1.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK1.6%, 0.5%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,172,220
CSS custom property--colour: #B9BBBC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49486WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.9:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#464443
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 text10.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCBAB9
Analogous#B9BCBC, #B9BABC
Triadic#BCB9BB, #BBBCB9
Split complementary#BCB9BA, #BCBCB9
Tetradic#BCB9BC, #BCBAB9, #BABCB9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G187
B188
Red185 (72.5%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)2.19%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G BB · B BC
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