Colour
#BFBDB8
- #BFBDB8
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BFBDB8 is a grey with RGB values 191, 189, 184 and HSL 43°, 5%, 74%. 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
#BFBDB8#BFBDB8
HEX#BFBDB8
RGBrgb(191, 189, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7412, 0.7216
RGB percentages74.9%, 74.1%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(42.9, 5.2%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.9, 3.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 1%, 3.7%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,565,944
CSS custom property--colour: #BFBDB8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50932WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.19:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#404247
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 text11.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8BABF
Analogous#BFBAB8, #BEBFB8
Triadic#B8BFBD, #BDB8BF
Split complementary#B8BEBF, #BAB8BF
Tetradic#B8BFBA, #B8BABF, #BFB8BE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G189
B184
Red191 (74.9%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue42.86°
Saturation (HSL)5.19%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G BD · B B8
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