Recognised as Colour
#BBBBAC
- #BBBBAC
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BBBBAC is a yellow with RGB values 187, 187, 172 and HSL 60°, 10%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BBBBAC#BBBBAC
HEX#BBBBAC
RGBrgb(187, 187, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7333, 0.6745
RGB percentages73.3%, 73.3%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(60, 9.9%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 8%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,303,276
CSS custom property--colour: #BBBBAC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.82:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#444453
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ACACBB
Analogous#BBB3AC, #B3BBAC
Triadic#ACBBBB, #BBACBB
Split complementary#ACB3BB, #B3ACBB
Tetradic#ACBBB3, #ACACBB, #BBACB3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G187
B172
Red187 (73.3%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)9.93%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR BB · G BB · B AC
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