Colour
#BFBAB9
- #BFBAB9
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BFBAB9 is a grey with RGB values 191, 186, 185 and HSL 10°, 4%, 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
#BFBAB9#BFBAB9
HEX#BFBAB9
RGBrgb(191, 186, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7294, 0.7255
RGB percentages74.9%, 72.9%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(10, 4.5%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10, 3.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 2.6%, 3.1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,565,177
CSS custom property--colour: #BFBAB9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49697WCAG 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 10.94:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#404546
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 text10.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9BEBF
Analogous#BFB9BB, #BFBDB9
Triadic#B9BFBA, #BAB9BF
Split complementary#B9BFBD, #B9BBBF
Tetradic#BBBFB9, #B9BEBF, #BDB9BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G186
B185
Red191 (74.9%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue10°
Saturation (HSL)4.48%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G BA · B B9
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