Colour
#BDBABB
- #BDBABB
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BDBABB is a grey with RGB values 189, 186, 187 and HSL 340°, 2%, 74%. 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
#BDBABB#BDBABB
HEX#BDBABB
RGBrgb(189, 186, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7294, 0.7333
RGB percentages74.1%, 72.9%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(340, 2.2%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340, 1.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 1.6%, 1.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,434,107
CSS custom property--colour: #BDBABB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.9:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#424544
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 text10.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BABDBC
Analogous#BDBABD, #BDBBBA
Triadic#BBBDBA, #BABBBD
Split complementary#BABDBB, #BABDBD
Tetradic#BDBDBA, #BABDBC, #BBBABD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G186
B187
Red189 (74.1%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue340°
Saturation (HSL)2.22%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G BA · B BB
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