Recognised as Colour
#BBBFBE
- #BBBFBE
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BBBFBE is a grey with RGB values 187, 191, 190 and HSL 165°, 3%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BBBFBE#BBBFBE
HEX#BBBFBE
RGBrgb(187, 191, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.749, 0.7451
RGB percentages73.3%, 74.9%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(165, 3%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165, 2.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK2.1%, 0%, 0.5%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,304,318
CSS custom property--colour: #BBBFBE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.31:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#444041
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BFBBBC
Analogous#BBBFBC, #BBBEBF
Triadic#BEBBBF, #BFBEBB
Split complementary#BFBBBE, #BFBCBB
Tetradic#BCBBBF, #BFBBBC, #BEBFBB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G191
B190
Red187 (73.3%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue165°
Saturation (HSL)3.03%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G BF · B BE
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