Colour
#BBBBBD
- #BBBBBD
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BBBBBD is a grey with RGB values 187, 187, 189 and HSL 240°, 1%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BBBBBD#BBBBBD
HEX#BBBBBD
RGBrgb(187, 187, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7333, 0.7412
RGB percentages73.3%, 73.3%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(240, 1.5%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 1.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK1.1%, 1.1%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,303,293
CSS custom property--colour: #BBBBBD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.96:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#444442
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDBDBB
Analogous#BBBCBD, #BCBBBD
Triadic#BDBBBB, #BBBDBB
Split complementary#BDBCBB, #BCBDBB
Tetradic#BDBBBC, #BDBDBB, #BBBDBC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G187
B189
Red187 (73.3%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)1.49%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G BB · B BD
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