Recognised as Colour
#BFBBBE
- #BFBBBE
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BFBBBE is a grey with RGB values 191, 187, 190 and HSL 315°, 3%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BFBBBE#BFBBBE
HEX#BFBBBE
RGBrgb(191, 187, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7333, 0.7451
RGB percentages74.9%, 73.3%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(315, 3%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315, 2.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 2.1%, 0.5%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,565,438
CSS custom property--colour: #BFBBBE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50335WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.07:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#404441
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBBFBC
Analogous#BEBBBF, #BFBBBC
Triadic#BEBFBB, #BBBEBF
Split complementary#BCBFBB, #BBBFBE
Tetradic#BFBEBB, #BBBFBC, #BBBCBF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G187
B190
Red191 (74.9%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue315°
Saturation (HSL)3.03%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G BB · B BE
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