Colour
#BBBCBE
- #BBBCBE
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BBBCBE is a grey with RGB values 187, 188, 190 and HSL 220°, 2%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BBBCBE#BBBCBE
HEX#BBBCBE
RGBrgb(187, 188, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7373, 0.7451
RGB percentages73.3%, 73.7%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(220, 2.3%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 1.6%, 74.5%)
CMYK1.6%, 1.1%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,303,550
CSS custom property--colour: #BBBCBE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50249WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.05:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#444341
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BEBDBB
Analogous#BBBEBE, #BCBBBE
Triadic#BEBBBC, #BCBEBB
Split complementary#BEBCBB, #BEBEBB
Tetradic#BEBBBE, #BEBDBB, #BBBEBC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G188
B190
Red187 (73.3%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)2.26%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G BC · B BE
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