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Recognised as Colour

#BBB4BD

  • #BBB4BD
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Silver

#BBB4BD is a grey with RGB values 187, 180, 189 and HSL 287°, 6%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BBB4BD#BBB4BD
HEX#BBB4BD
RGBrgb(187, 180, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7059, 0.7412
RGB percentages73.3%, 70.6%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(286.7, 6.4%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.7, 4.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK1.1%, 4.8%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,301,501
CSS custom property--colour: #BBB4BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46881WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.38:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#444B42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3B6BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5B6BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BBB5B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 6.6Dark grey · ΔE 7.4Light grey · ΔE 11.8Thistle · ΔE 12.2Light steelblue · ΔE 13.5Gainsboro · ΔE 14.7
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 6.6, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6BDB4
Analogous#B7B4BD, #BDB4BB
Triadic#BDBBB4, #B4BDBB
Split complementary#BBBDB4, #B4BDB7
Tetradic#BDB7B4, #B6BDB4, #B4BBBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECEAED
Lighter +10%#D4CFD5
Darker −10%#A299A5
Darker −20%#8A7E8D
Darker −30%#706573
Darker −40%#554D58
More saturated +25%#C5A2CF
Less saturated −25%#B9B9B9

Channel breakdown

R187
G180
B189
Red187 (73.3%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue286.67°
Saturation (HSL)6.38%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G B4 · B BD

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