Colour
#BDBFBB
- #BDBFBB
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BDBFBB is a grey with RGB values 189, 191, 187 and HSL 90°, 3%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BDBFBB#BDBFBB
HEX#BDBFBB
RGBrgb(189, 191, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.749, 0.7333
RGB percentages74.1%, 74.9%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(90, 3%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90, 2.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK1%, 0%, 2.1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,435,387
CSS custom property--colour: #BDBFBB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51668WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.33:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#424044
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDBBBF
Analogous#BFBFBB, #BBBFBB
Triadic#BBBDBF, #BFBBBD
Split complementary#BBBBBF, #BFBBBF
Tetradic#BBBFBF, #BDBBBF, #BFBBBB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G191
B187
Red189 (74.1%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue90°
Saturation (HSL)3.03%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G BF · B BB
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