Colour
#BFBFBB
- #BFBFBB
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BFBFBB is a grey with RGB values 191, 191, 187 and HSL 60°, 3%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BFBFBB#BFBFBB
HEX#BFBFBB
RGBrgb(191, 191, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.749, 0.7333
RGB percentages74.9%, 74.9%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(60, 3%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 2.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 2.1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,566,459
CSS custom property--colour: #BFBFBB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.39:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#404044
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBBBBF
Analogous#BFBDBB, #BDBFBB
Triadic#BBBFBF, #BFBBBF
Split complementary#BBBDBF, #BDBBBF
Tetradic#BBBFBD, #BBBBBF, #BFBBBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G191
B187
Red191 (74.9%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)3.03%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR BF · G BF · B BB
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