Colour
#B9BFBA
- #B9BFBA
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#B9BFBA is a grey with RGB values 185, 191, 186 and HSL 130°, 4%, 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
#B9BFBA#B9BFBA
HEX#B9BFBA
RGBrgb(185, 191, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.749, 0.7294
RGB percentages72.5%, 74.9%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(130, 4.5%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(130, 3.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK3.1%, 0%, 2.6%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,173,242
CSS custom property--colour: #B9BFBA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51121WCAG 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 11.22:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#464045
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 text11.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BFB9BE
Analogous#BBBFB9, #B9BFBD
Triadic#BAB9BF, #BFBAB9
Split complementary#BDB9BF, #BFB9BB
Tetradic#B9BBBF, #BFB9BE, #BFBDB9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G191
B186
Red185 (72.5%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue130°
Saturation (HSL)4.48%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G BF · B BA
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