Colour
#BDBBBB
- #BDBBBB
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BDBBBB is a grey with RGB values 189, 187, 187 and HSL 0°, 1%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BDBBBB#BDBBBB
HEX#BDBBBB
RGBrgb(189, 187, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7333, 0.7333
RGB percentages74.1%, 73.3%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(0, 1.5%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 1.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 1.1%, 1.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,434,363
CSS custom property--colour: #BDBBBB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.99:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#424444
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBBDBD
Analogous#BDBBBC, #BDBCBB
Triadic#BBBDBB, #BBBBBD
Split complementary#BBBDBC, #BBBCBD
Tetradic#BCBDBB, #BBBDBD, #BCBBBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G187
B187
Red189 (74.1%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)1.49%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G BB · B BB
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