Recognised as Colour

#B2B99C

#B2B99C
Green
Dark
Nearest: Silver

#B2B99C is a green with RGB values 178, 185, 156 and HSL 74°, 17%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B2B99C#B2B99C

HEX#B2B99C

RGBrgb(178, 185, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7255, 0.6118

RGB percentages69.8%, 72.5%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(74.5, 17.2%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(74.5, 15.7%, 72.5%)

CMYK3.8%, 0%, 15.7%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,712,924

CSS custom property--colour: #B2B99C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.31:1

Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5

Inverted#4D4663

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDB69Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCB69Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B5B6B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 16.3 Tan · ΔE 16.4 Dark grey · ΔE 16.5 Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.8 Light grey · ΔE 19.1 Wheat · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 16.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A39CB9

Analogous#B9B29C, #A4B99C

Triadic#9CB2B9, #B99CB2

Split complementary#9CA4B9, #B29CB9

Tetradic#9CB9B2, #A39CB9, #B99CA4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8F8F6

Lighter +20%#E0E3D8

Lighter +10%#C9CEBA

Darker −10%#9BA47E

Darker −20%#828C63

Darker −30%#666E4E

Darker −40%#4B5039

More saturated +25%#BDCE87

Less saturated −25%#ABABAB

Channel breakdown

R178

G185

B156

Red178 (69.8%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue74.48°

Saturation (HSL)17.16%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B2 · G B9 · B 9C

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B2B99C (chemical formula)

Formula
1,103.821 g/mol
102 atoms

B2B99C has a molar mass of 1,103.821 g/mol, made up of 102 atoms across 2 elements: 101 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,103.821 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule102

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.8329379 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.4557222 × 10^20

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

B98.9%

C1.1%

Boron (B × 101)1,091.81 g/mol, 98.912%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.088%

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