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Colour

#BFBDC0

  • #BFBDC0
  • Grey
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#BFBDC0 is a grey with RGB values 191, 189, 192 and HSL 280°, 2%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BFBDC0#BFBDC0
HEX#BFBDC0
RGBrgb(191, 189, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7412, 0.7529
RGB percentages74.9%, 74.1%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(280, 2.3%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 1.6%, 75.3%)
CMYK0.5%, 1.6%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,565,952
CSS custom property--colour: #BFBDC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.26:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#40423F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDBEC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDBEC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BFBDBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 2Dark grey · ΔE 7.8Light grey · ΔE 7.9Gainsboro · ΔE 11.1Light steelblue · ΔE 14.3Thistle · ΔE 14.7
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 1.97, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEC0BD
Analogous#BEBDC0, #C0BDC0
Triadic#C0BFBD, #BDC0BF
Split complementary#C0C0BD, #BDC0BE
Tetradic#C0BEBD, #BEC0BD, #BDC0C0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F1F2
Lighter +10%#D8D7D9
Darker −10%#A6A3A7
Darker −20%#8C898E
Darker −30%#736F75
Darker −40%#59565B
More saturated +25%#C4ADD0
Less saturated −25%#BFBFBF

Channel breakdown

R191
G189
B192
Red191 (74.9%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)2.33%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G BD · B C0

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