Colour
#BEBDB7
- #BEBDB7
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BEBDB7 is a grey with RGB values 190, 189, 183 and HSL 51°, 5%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BEBDB7#BEBDB7
HEX#BEBDB7
RGBrgb(190, 189, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7412, 0.7176
RGB percentages74.5%, 74.1%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(51.4, 5.1%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 3.7%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 0.5%, 3.7%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,500,407
CSS custom property--colour: #BEBDB7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50761WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.15:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#414248
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B7B8BE
Analogous#BEBAB7, #BCBEB7
Triadic#B7BEBD, #BDB7BE
Split complementary#B7BCBE, #BAB7BE
Tetradic#B7BEBA, #B7B8BE, #BEB7BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G189
B183
Red190 (74.5%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue51.43°
Saturation (HSL)5.11%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G BD · B B7
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