Colour
#BAB2B1
- #BAB2B1
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BAB2B1 is a grey with RGB values 186, 178, 177 and HSL 7°, 6%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BAB2B1#BAB2B1
HEX#BAB2B1
RGBrgb(186, 178, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.698, 0.6941
RGB percentages72.9%, 69.8%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(6.7, 6.1%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.7, 4.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 4.3%, 4.8%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,235,441
CSS custom property--colour: #BAB2B1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45454WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.09:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#454D4E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B1B9BA
Analogous#BAB1B4, #BAB6B1
Triadic#B1BAB2, #B2B1BA
Split complementary#B1BAB6, #B1B5BA
Tetradic#B5BAB1, #B1B9BA, #B6B1BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G178
B177
Red186 (72.9%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue6.67°
Saturation (HSL)6.12%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G B2 · B B1
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