Recognised as Colour
#BABBAC
- #BABBAC
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BABBAC is a yellow with RGB values 186, 187, 172 and HSL 64°, 10%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BABBAC#BABBAC
HEX#BABBAC
RGBrgb(186, 187, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7333, 0.6745
RGB percentages72.9%, 73.3%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(64, 9.9%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64, 8%, 73.3%)
CMYK0.5%, 0%, 8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,237,740
CSS custom property--colour: #BABBAC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48958WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.79:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#454453
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADACBB
Analogous#BBB4AC, #B3BBAC
Triadic#ACBABB, #BBACBA
Split complementary#ACB3BB, #B4ACBB
Tetradic#ACBBB5, #ADACBB, #BBACB3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G187
B172
Red186 (72.9%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue64°
Saturation (HSL)9.93%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BA · G BB · B AC
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