Colour
#BBB9B5
- #BBB9B5
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BBB9B5 is a grey with RGB values 187, 185, 181 and HSL 40°, 4%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BBB9B5#BBB9B5
HEX#BBB9B5
RGBrgb(187, 185, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7255, 0.7098
RGB percentages73.3%, 72.5%, 71%
HSLhsl(40, 4.2%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40, 3.2%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 1.1%, 3.2%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,302,773
CSS custom property--colour: #BBB9B5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48599WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.72:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#44464A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B5B7BB
Analogous#BBB6B5, #BABBB5
Triadic#B5BBB9, #B9B5BB
Split complementary#B5BABB, #B6B5BB
Tetradic#B5BBB6, #B5B7BB, #BBB5BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G185
B181
Red187 (73.3%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue40°
Saturation (HSL)4.23%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G B9 · B B5
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