Colour
#BBB0B9
- #BBB0B9
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BBB0B9 is a grey with RGB values 187, 176, 185 and HSL 311°, 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
#BBB0B9#BBB0B9
HEX#BBB0B9
RGBrgb(187, 176, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6902, 0.7255
RGB percentages73.3%, 69%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(310.9, 7.5%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.9, 5.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 5.9%, 1.1%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,300,473
CSS custom property--colour: #BBB0B9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.02:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#444F46
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B0BBB2
Analogous#B8B0BB, #BBB0B3
Triadic#B9BBB0, #B0B9BB
Split complementary#B4BBB0, #B0BBB7
Tetradic#BBB7B0, #B0BBB2, #B0B4BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G176
B185
Red187 (73.3%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue310.91°
Saturation (HSL)7.48%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G B0 · B B9
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