Colour
#BAB1B4
- #BAB1B4
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BAB1B4 is a grey with RGB values 186, 177, 180 and HSL 340°, 6%, 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
#BAB1B4#BAB1B4
HEX#BAB1B4
RGBrgb(186, 177, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6941, 0.7059
RGB percentages72.9%, 69.4%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(340, 6.1%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340, 4.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 4.8%, 3.2%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,235,188
CSS custom property--colour: #BAB1B4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.04:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#454E4B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B1BAB7
Analogous#BAB1B9, #BAB3B1
Triadic#B4BAB1, #B1B4BA
Split complementary#B1BAB3, #B1B9BA
Tetradic#B9BAB1, #B1BAB7, #B3B1BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G177
B180
Red186 (72.9%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue340°
Saturation (HSL)6.12%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G B1 · B B4
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