Colour
#BFBFBF
- #BFBFBF
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BFBFBF is a grey with RGB values 191, 191, 191 and HSL 0°, 0%, 75%. 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
#BFBFBF#BFBFBF
HEX#BFBFBF
RGBrgb(191, 191, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.749, 0.749
RGB percentages74.9%, 74.9%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,566,463
CSS custom property--colour: #BFBFBF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.42:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#404040
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 text11.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BFBFBF
Analogous#BFBFBF, #BFBFBF
Triadic#BFBFBF, #BFBFBF
Split complementary#BFBFBF, #BFBFBF
Tetradic#BFBFBF, #BFBFBF, #BFBFBF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G191
B191
Red191 (74.9%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)0%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)
Hex per channelR BF · G BF · B BF
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