Colour
#B9BBBF
- #B9BBBF
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B9BBBF is a grey with RGB values 185, 187, 191 and HSL 220°, 4%, 74%. 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
#B9BBBF#B9BBBF
HEX#B9BBBF
RGBrgb(185, 187, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7333, 0.749
RGB percentages72.5%, 73.3%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(220, 4.5%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 3.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK3.1%, 2.1%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,172,223
CSS custom property--colour: #B9BBBF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.92:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#464440
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BFBDB9
Analogous#B9BEBF, #BAB9BF
Triadic#BFB9BB, #BBBFB9
Split complementary#BFBAB9, #BEBFB9
Tetradic#BFB9BE, #BFBDB9, #B9BFBA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G187
B191
Red185 (72.5%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)4.48%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G BB · B BF
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