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Recognised as Colour

#BBB6C0

  • #BBB6C0
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Silver

#BBB6C0 is a grey with RGB values 187, 182, 192 and HSL 270°, 7%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BBB6C0#BBB6C0
HEX#BBB6C0
RGBrgb(187, 182, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7137, 0.7529
RGB percentages73.3%, 71.4%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(270, 7.4%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 5.2%, 75.3%)
CMYK2.6%, 5.2%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,302,016
CSS custom property--colour: #BBB6C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.57:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#44493F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5B8C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6B8C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BAB7B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 6.5Dark grey · ΔE 7.9Light grey · ΔE 11.4Thistle · ΔE 12Light steelblue · ΔE 12.4Gainsboro · ΔE 14.2
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 6.46, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBC0B6
Analogous#B6B6C0, #C0B6C0
Triadic#C0BBB6, #B6C0BB
Split complementary#C0C0B6, #B6C0B6
Tetradic#C0B6B6, #BBC0B6, #B6C0C0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEEDEF
Lighter +10%#D5D1D8
Darker −10%#A29BA8
Darker −20%#887F91
Darker −30%#6E6677
Darker −40%#554F5B
More saturated +25%#BBA5D1
Less saturated −25%#BBBBBB

Channel breakdown

R187
G182
B192
Red187 (73.3%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)7.35%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G B6 · B C0

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