Recognised as Colour
#BFBABE
- #BFBABE
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BFBABE is a grey with RGB values 191, 186, 190 and HSL 312°, 4%, 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
#BFBABE#BFBABE
HEX#BFBABE
RGBrgb(191, 186, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7294, 0.7451
RGB percentages74.9%, 72.9%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(312, 3.8%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312, 2.6%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 2.6%, 0.5%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,565,182
CSS custom property--colour: #BFBABE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.98:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#404541
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 text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BABFBB
Analogous#BEBABF, #BFBABC
Triadic#BEBFBA, #BABEBF
Split complementary#BCBFBA, #BABFBE
Tetradic#BFBEBA, #BABFBB, #BABCBF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G186
B190
Red191 (74.9%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue312°
Saturation (HSL)3.76%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G BA · B BE
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