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Recognised as Colour

#BBBEC0

  • #BBBEC0
  • Grey
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#BBBEC0 is a grey with RGB values 187, 190, 192 and HSL 204°, 4%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BBBEC0#BBBEC0
HEX#BBBEC0
RGBrgb(187, 190, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7451, 0.7529
RGB percentages73.3%, 74.5%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(204, 3.8%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204, 2.6%, 75.3%)
CMYK2.6%, 1%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,304,064
CSS custom property--colour: #BBBEC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.24:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#44413F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDBEC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCBDC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BABFBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 1.8Dark grey · ΔE 7.7Light grey · ΔE 7.9Gainsboro · ΔE 11.1Light steelblue · ΔE 14Light blue · ΔE 16
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 1.77, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0BDBB
Analogous#BBC0C0, #BBBCC0
Triadic#C0BBBE, #BEC0BB
Split complementary#C0BBBC, #C0C0BB
Tetradic#C0BBC0, #C0BDBB, #BCC0BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F1F1
Lighter +10%#D5D7D9
Darker −10%#A1A5A7
Darker −20%#868B8F
Darker −30%#6D7275
Darker −40%#54585B
More saturated +25%#ABC1D0
Less saturated −25%#BEBEBE

Channel breakdown

R187
G190
B192
Red187 (73.3%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue204°
Saturation (HSL)3.82%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G BE · B C0

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