Colour
#BBBABB
- #BBBABB
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BBBABB is a grey with RGB values 187, 186, 187 and HSL 300°, 1%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BBBABB#BBBABB
HEX#BBBABB
RGBrgb(187, 186, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7294, 0.7333
RGB percentages73.3%, 72.9%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(300, 0.7%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 0.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 0.5%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,303,035
CSS custom property--colour: #BBBABB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.85:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#444544
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BABBBA
Analogous#BABABB, #BBBABA
Triadic#BBBBBA, #BABBBB
Split complementary#BABBBA, #BABBBA
Tetradic#BBBABA, #BABBBA, #BABABB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G186
B187
Red187 (73.3%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)0.73%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR BB · G BA · B BB
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