Colour
#BBBDBE
- #BBBDBE
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BBBDBE is a grey with RGB values 187, 189, 190 and HSL 200°, 2%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BBBDBE#BBBDBE
HEX#BBBDBE
RGBrgb(187, 189, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7412, 0.7451
RGB percentages73.3%, 74.1%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(200, 2.3%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 1.6%, 74.5%)
CMYK1.6%, 0.5%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,303,806
CSS custom property--colour: #BBBDBE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.14:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#444241
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BEBCBB
Analogous#BBBEBE, #BBBCBE
Triadic#BEBBBD, #BDBEBB
Split complementary#BEBBBC, #BEBEBB
Tetradic#BEBBBE, #BEBCBB, #BCBEBB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G189
B190
Red187 (73.3%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)2.26%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G BD · B BE
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