Colour
#BBBABE
- #BBBABE
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BBBABE is a grey with RGB values 187, 186, 190 and HSL 255°, 3%, 74%. 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
#BBBABE#BBBABE
HEX#BBBABE
RGBrgb(187, 186, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7294, 0.7451
RGB percentages73.3%, 72.9%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(255, 3%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255, 2.1%, 74.5%)
CMYK1.6%, 2.1%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,303,038
CSS custom property--colour: #BBBABE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.494WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.88:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#444541
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 text10.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDBEBA
Analogous#BABBBE, #BDBABE
Triadic#BEBBBA, #BABEBB
Split complementary#BEBDBA, #BBBEBA
Tetradic#BEBABB, #BDBEBA, #BABEBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G186
B190
Red187 (73.3%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue255°
Saturation (HSL)2.99%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G BA · B BE
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