Colour
#BDBABE
- #BDBABE
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BDBABE is a grey with RGB values 189, 186, 190 and HSL 285°, 3%, 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
#BDBABE#BDBABE
HEX#BDBABE
RGBrgb(189, 186, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7294, 0.7451
RGB percentages74.1%, 72.9%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(285, 3%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 2.1%, 74.5%)
CMYK0.5%, 2.1%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,434,110
CSS custom property--colour: #BDBABE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.93:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#424541
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBBEBA
Analogous#BBBABE, #BEBABD
Triadic#BEBDBA, #BABEBD
Split complementary#BDBEBA, #BABEBB
Tetradic#BEBBBA, #BBBEBA, #BABDBE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G186
B190
Red189 (74.1%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)2.99%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G BA · B BE
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