Recognised as Colour
#BFBDBD
- #BFBDBD
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BFBDBD is a grey with RGB values 191, 189, 189 and HSL 0°, 2%, 75%. 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
#BFBDBD#BFBDBD
HEX#BFBDBD
RGBrgb(191, 189, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7412, 0.7412
RGB percentages74.9%, 74.1%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(0, 1.5%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 1%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 1%, 1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,565,949
CSS custom property--colour: #BFBDBD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.23:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#404242
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDBFBF
Analogous#BFBDBE, #BFBEBD
Triadic#BDBFBD, #BDBDBF
Split complementary#BDBFBE, #BDBEBF
Tetradic#BEBFBD, #BDBFBF, #BEBDBF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G189
B189
Red191 (74.9%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)1.54%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G BD · B BD
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