Colour
#BAB8B1
- #BAB8B1
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BAB8B1 is a grey with RGB values 186, 184, 177 and HSL 47°, 6%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BAB8B1#BAB8B1
HEX#BAB8B1
RGBrgb(186, 184, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7216, 0.6941
RGB percentages72.9%, 72.2%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(46.7, 6.1%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 4.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 1.1%, 4.8%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,236,977
CSS custom property--colour: #BAB8B1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.58:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#45474E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B1B3BA
Analogous#BAB3B1, #B7BAB1
Triadic#B1BAB8, #B8B1BA
Split complementary#B1B7BA, #B4B1BA
Tetradic#B1BAB4, #B1B3BA, #BAB1B7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G184
B177
Red186 (72.9%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue46.67°
Saturation (HSL)6.12%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G B8 · B B1
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