Colour
#BAB2B4
- #BAB2B4
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BAB2B4 is a grey with RGB values 186, 178, 180 and HSL 345°, 5%, 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
#BAB2B4#BAB2B4
HEX#BAB2B4
RGBrgb(186, 178, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.698, 0.7059
RGB percentages72.9%, 69.8%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(345, 5.5%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345, 4.3%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 4.3%, 3.2%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,235,444
CSS custom property--colour: #BAB2B4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.12:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#454D4B
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 text10.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B2BAB8
Analogous#BAB2B8, #BAB4B2
Triadic#B4BAB2, #B2B4BA
Split complementary#B2BAB4, #B2B8BA
Tetradic#B8BAB2, #B2BAB8, #B4B2BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G178
B180
Red186 (72.9%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue345°
Saturation (HSL)5.48%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G B2 · B B4
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