Colour
#BBBCB8
- #BBBCB8
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BBBCB8 is a grey with RGB values 187, 188, 184 and HSL 75°, 3%, 73%. 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
#BBBCB8#BBBCB8
HEX#BBBCB8
RGBrgb(187, 188, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7373, 0.7216
RGB percentages73.3%, 73.7%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(75, 2.9%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(75, 2.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK0.5%, 0%, 2.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,303,544
CSS custom property--colour: #BBBCB8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49992WCAG 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 11:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#444347
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9B8BC
Analogous#BCBBB8, #B9BCB8
Triadic#B8BBBC, #BCB8BB
Split complementary#B8B9BC, #BBB8BC
Tetradic#B8BCBB, #B9B8BC, #BCB8B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G188
B184
Red187 (73.3%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue75°
Saturation (HSL)2.9%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G BC · B B8
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