Colour
#BAB3AF
- #BAB3AF
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BAB3AF is a grey with RGB values 186, 179, 175 and HSL 22°, 7%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BAB3AF#BAB3AF
HEX#BAB3AF
RGBrgb(186, 179, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.702, 0.6863
RGB percentages72.9%, 70.2%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(21.8, 7.4%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.8, 5.9%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 3.8%, 5.9%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,235,695
CSS custom property--colour: #BAB3AF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45774WCAG 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 10.15:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#454C50
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AFB6BA
Analogous#BAAFB1, #BAB8AF
Triadic#AFBAB3, #B3AFBA
Split complementary#AFBAB8, #AFB1BA
Tetradic#B1BAAF, #AFB6BA, #B8AFBA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G179
B175
Red186 (72.9%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue21.82°
Saturation (HSL)7.38%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G B3 · B AF
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