Colour
#BCBABB
- #BCBABB
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BCBABB is a grey with RGB values 188, 186, 187 and HSL 330°, 1%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BCBABB#BCBABB
HEX#BCBABB
RGBrgb(188, 186, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7294, 0.7333
RGB percentages73.7%, 72.9%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(330, 1.5%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 1.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 1.1%, 0.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,368,571
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBABB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.88:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#434544
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BABCBB
Analogous#BCBABC, #BCBABA
Triadic#BBBCBA, #BABBBC
Split complementary#BABCBA, #BABCBC
Tetradic#BCBCBA, #BABCBB, #BABABC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G186
B187
Red188 (73.7%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)1.47%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G BA · B BB
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