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Colour

#BBB0BA

  • #BBB0BA
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#BBB0BA is a grey with RGB values 187, 176, 186 and HSL 305°, 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

#BBB0BA#BBB0BA
HEX#BBB0BA
RGBrgb(187, 176, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6902, 0.7294
RGB percentages73.3%, 69%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(305.5, 7.5%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.5, 5.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 5.9%, 0.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,300,474
CSS custom property--colour: #BBB0BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.03:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#444F45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0B2BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2B4BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BCB1B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 7.8Silver · ΔE 8.3Thistle · ΔE 11.7Light grey · ΔE 13.4Light steelblue · ΔE 14.6Gainsboro · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.79, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0BBB1
Analogous#B7B0BB, #BBB0B4
Triadic#BABBB0, #B0BABB
Split complementary#B5BBB0, #B0BBB7
Tetradic#BBB6B0, #B0BBB1, #B0B4BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAE7EA
Lighter +10%#D3CBD2
Darker −10%#A395A2
Darker −20%#8C798A
Darker −30%#71616F
Darker −40%#554A54
More saturated +25%#CD9EC9
Less saturated −25%#B5B5B5

Channel breakdown

R187
G176
B186
Red187 (73.3%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue305.45°
Saturation (HSL)7.48%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G B0 · B BA

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