Colour
#BBC0BD
- #BBC0BD
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BBC0BD is a grey with RGB values 187, 192, 189 and HSL 144°, 4%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BBC0BD#BBC0BD
HEX#BBC0BD
RGBrgb(187, 192, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7529, 0.7412
RGB percentages73.3%, 75.3%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(144, 3.8%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(144, 2.6%, 75.3%)
CMYK2.6%, 0%, 1.6%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,304,573
CSS custom property--colour: #BBC0BD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.39:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#443F42
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C0BBBE
Analogous#BBC0BB, #BBC0C0
Triadic#BDBBC0, #C0BDBB
Split complementary#C0BBC0, #C0BBBB
Tetradic#BBBBC0, #C0BBBE, #C0C0BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G192
B189
Red187 (73.3%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue144°
Saturation (HSL)3.82%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G C0 · B BD
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