Colour
#BABFBE
- #BABFBE
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BABFBE is a grey with RGB values 186, 191, 190 and HSL 168°, 4%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BABFBE#BABFBE
HEX#BABFBE
RGBrgb(186, 191, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.749, 0.7451
RGB percentages72.9%, 74.9%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(168, 3.8%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168, 2.6%, 74.9%)
CMYK2.6%, 0%, 0.5%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,238,782
CSS custom property--colour: #BABFBE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.28:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#454041
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BFBABB
Analogous#BABFBC, #BABEBF
Triadic#BEBABF, #BFBEBA
Split complementary#BFBABE, #BFBCBA
Tetradic#BCBABF, #BFBABB, #BEBFBA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G191
B190
Red186 (72.9%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue168°
Saturation (HSL)3.76%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BA · G BF · B BE
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