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Recognised as Colour

#BBB0B7

  • #BBB0B7
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#BBB0B7 is a grey with RGB values 187, 176, 183 and HSL 322°, 7%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#BBB0B7#BBB0B7
HEX#BBB0B7
RGBrgb(187, 176, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6902, 0.7176
RGB percentages73.3%, 69%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(321.8, 7.5%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.8, 5.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 5.9%, 2.1%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,300,471
CSS custom property--colour: #BBB0B7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.01:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#444F48

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0B2B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3B4B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#BDB0B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.7Silver · ΔE 7.4Thistle · ΔE 12.9Light grey · ΔE 12.9Light steelblue · ΔE 15.6Gainsboro · ΔE 15.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.71, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0BBB4
Analogous#B9B0BB, #BBB0B2
Triadic#B7BBB0, #B0B7BB
Split complementary#B2BBB0, #B0BBB9
Tetradic#BBB9B0, #B0BBB4, #B0B2BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAE7E9
Lighter +10%#D3CBD0
Darker −10%#A3959E
Darker −20%#8C7985
Darker −30%#71616B
Darker −40%#554A51
More saturated +25%#CD9EBC
Less saturated −25%#B5B5B5

Channel breakdown

R187
G176
B183
Red187 (73.3%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue321.82°
Saturation (HSL)7.48%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G B0 · B B7

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