Colour
#BABCBC
- #BABCBC
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BABCBC is a grey with RGB values 186, 188, 188 and HSL 180°, 1%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BABCBC#BABCBC
HEX#BABCBC
RGBrgb(186, 188, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7373, 0.7373
RGB percentages72.9%, 73.7%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(180, 1.5%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 1.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK1.1%, 0%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,238,012
CSS custom property--colour: #BABCBC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.01:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#454343
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCBABA
Analogous#BABCBB, #BABBBC
Triadic#BCBABC, #BCBCBA
Split complementary#BCBABB, #BCBBBA
Tetradic#BBBABC, #BCBABA, #BBBCBA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G188
B188
Red186 (72.9%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)1.47%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR BA · G BC · B BC
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