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Recognised as Colour

#BAB0B7

  • #BAB0B7
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#BAB0B7 is a grey with RGB values 186, 176, 183 and HSL 318°, 7%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#BAB0B7#BAB0B7
HEX#BAB0B7
RGBrgb(186, 176, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6902, 0.7176
RGB percentages72.9%, 69%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(318, 6.8%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318, 5.4%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 5.4%, 1.6%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,234,935
CSS custom property--colour: #BAB0B7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44909WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.98:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#454F48

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0B2B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2B3B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BBB0B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.4Silver · ΔE 7.2Light grey · ΔE 12.9Thistle · ΔE 13.1Light steelblue · ΔE 15.4Gainsboro · ΔE 15.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.44, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0BAB3
Analogous#B8B0BA, #BAB0B2
Triadic#B7BAB0, #B0B7BA
Split complementary#B2BAB0, #B0BAB8
Tetradic#BAB8B0, #B0BAB3, #B0B2BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAE6E9
Lighter +10%#D2CBD0
Darker −10%#A2959E
Darker −20%#8A7A85
Darker −30%#70616B
Darker −40%#544A51
More saturated +25%#CC9DBE
Less saturated −25%#B5B5B5

Channel breakdown

R186
G176
B183
Red186 (72.9%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue318°
Saturation (HSL)6.76%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G B0 · B B7

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