Recognised as Colour
#BAB7AE
- #BAB7AE
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BAB7AE is a grey with RGB values 186, 183, 174 and HSL 45°, 8%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BAB7AE#BAB7AE
HEX#BAB7AE
RGBrgb(186, 183, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7176, 0.6824
RGB percentages72.9%, 71.8%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(45, 8%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 6.5%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 1.6%, 6.5%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,236,718
CSS custom property--colour: #BAB7AE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.47:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#454851
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEB1BA
Analogous#BAB1AE, #B7BAAE
Triadic#AEBAB7, #B7AEBA
Split complementary#AEB7BA, #B1AEBA
Tetradic#AEBAB1, #AEB1BA, #BAAEB7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G183
B174
Red186 (72.9%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)8%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G B7 · B AE
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