Recognised as Colour
#BDBAB2
- #BDBAB2
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BDBAB2 is a grey with RGB values 189, 186, 178 and HSL 44°, 8%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BDBAB2#BDBAB2
HEX#BDBAB2
RGBrgb(189, 186, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7294, 0.698
RGB percentages74.1%, 72.9%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(43.6, 7.7%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.6, 5.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 1.6%, 5.8%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,434,098
CSS custom property--colour: #BDBAB2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49151WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.83:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#42454D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B2B5BD
Analogous#BDB4B2, #BBBDB2
Triadic#B2BDBA, #BAB2BD
Split complementary#B2BBBD, #B4B2BD
Tetradic#B2BDB4, #B2B5BD, #BDB2BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G186
B178
Red189 (74.1%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue43.64°
Saturation (HSL)7.69%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G BA · B B2
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