Colour
#BABCBE
- #BABCBE
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BABCBE is a grey with RGB values 186, 188, 190 and HSL 210°, 3%, 74%. 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
#BABCBE#BABCBE
HEX#BABCBE
RGBrgb(186, 188, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7373, 0.7451
RGB percentages72.9%, 73.7%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(210, 3%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 2.1%, 74.5%)
CMYK2.1%, 1.1%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,238,014
CSS custom property--colour: #BABCBE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.02:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#454341
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BEBCBA
Analogous#BABEBE, #BABABE
Triadic#BEBABC, #BCBEBA
Split complementary#BEBABA, #BEBEBA
Tetradic#BEBABE, #BEBCBA, #BABEBA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G188
B190
Red186 (72.9%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)2.99%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G BC · B BE
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