Recognised as Colour
#B2BCB4
- #B2BCB4
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B2BCB4 is a grey with RGB values 178, 188, 180 and HSL 132°, 7%, 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
#B2BCB4#B2BCB4
HEX#B2BCB4
RGBrgb(178, 188, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7373, 0.7059
RGB percentages69.8%, 73.7%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(132, 6.9%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(132, 5.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK5.3%, 0%, 4.3%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,713,716
CSS custom property--colour: #B2BCB4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.75:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#4D434B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCB2BA
Analogous#B5BCB2, #B2BCB9
Triadic#B4B2BC, #BCB4B2
Split complementary#B9B2BC, #BCB2B5
Tetradic#B2B5BC, #BCB2BA, #BCB9B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G188
B180
Red178 (69.8%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue132°
Saturation (HSL)6.94%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B2 · G BC · B B4
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B2BCB4 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 87.681 g/mol
- 8 atoms
B2BCB4 has a molar mass of 87.681 g/mol, made up of 8 atoms across 2 elements: 7 × B, 1 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass87.681 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule8
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule1.4559773 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram6.8682391 × 10^21
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
B86.3%
C13.7%
Boron (B × 7)75.67 g/mol, 86.301%
Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 13.699%
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