Recognised as Colour

#B1BBBE

#B1BBBE
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Silver

#B1BBBE is a cyan with RGB values 177, 187, 190 and HSL 194°, 9%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B1BBBE#B1BBBE

HEX#B1BBBE

RGBrgb(177, 187, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.7333, 0.7451

RGB percentages69.4%, 73.3%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(193.8, 9.1%, 72%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193.8, 6.8%, 74.5%)

CMYK6.8%, 1.6%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,647,934

CSS custom property--colour: #B1BBBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.72:1

Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#4E4441

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9BABEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7B8BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#AEBCBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 4.7 Dark grey · ΔE 7.2 Light grey · ΔE 10.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 13 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.2 Light blue · ΔE 14.7

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 4.67, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BEB4B1

Analogous#B1BEBB, #B1B4BE

Triadic#BEB1BB, #BBBEB1

Split complementary#BEB1B4, #BEBBB1

Tetradic#BBB1BE, #BEB4B1, #B4BEB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E9ECEC

Lighter +10%#CDD3D5

Darker −10%#95A3A7

Darker −20%#798A90

Darker −30%#617075

Darker −40%#4A5559

More saturated +25%#9FC5D0

Less saturated −25%#B7B7B7

Channel breakdown

R177

G187

B190

Red177 (69.4%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue193.85°

Saturation (HSL)9.09%

Lightness71.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G BB · B BE

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B1BBBe (chemical formula)

Formula
41.4422 g/mol
4 atoms

B1BBBe has a molar mass of 41.4422 g/mol, made up of 4 atoms across 2 elements: 3 × B, 1 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass41.4422 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule4

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule6.8816392 × 10^-23 g

Molecules per gram1.4531421 × 10^22

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B78.3%

Be21.7%

Boron (B × 3)32.43 g/mol, 78.254%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 21.746%

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