Nerdulator> put something in

Colour

#BBB8B0

  • #BBB8B0
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Silver

#BBB8B0 is a grey with RGB values 187, 184, 176 and HSL 44°, 7%, 71%. 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

#BBB8B0#BBB8B0
HEX#BBB8B0
RGBrgb(187, 184, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7216, 0.6902
RGB percentages73.3%, 72.2%, 69%
HSLhsl(43.6, 7.5%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.6, 5.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 1.6%, 5.9%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,302,512
CSS custom property--colour: #BBB8B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.6:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#44474F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAB8B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBB8B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#BDB7B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5.3Dark grey · ΔE 7.1Light grey · ΔE 10.7Gainsboro · ΔE 13.7Thistle · ΔE 20Light steelblue · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.31, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0B3BB
Analogous#BBB3B0, #B8BBB0
Triadic#B0BBB8, #B8B0BB
Split complementary#B0B8BB, #B3B0BB
Tetradic#B0BBB3, #B0B3BB, #BBB0B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAE9E7
Lighter +10%#D3D1CB
Darker −10%#A39F95
Darker −20%#8C8779
Darker −30%#716D61
Darker −40%#55524A
More saturated +25%#CDC09E
Less saturated −25%#B5B5B5

Channel breakdown

R187
G184
B176
Red187 (73.3%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue43.64°
Saturation (HSL)7.48%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G B8 · B B0

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “bbb8b0” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.