Recognised as Colour
#B3B5B6
- #B3B5B6
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B3B5B6 is a grey with RGB values 179, 181, 182 and HSL 200°, 2%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#B3B5B6#B3B5B6
HEX#B3B5B6
RGBrgb(179, 181, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.7098, 0.7137
RGB percentages70.2%, 71%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(200, 2%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 1.6%, 71.4%)
CMYK1.6%, 0.5%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,777,462
CSS custom property--colour: #B3B5B6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.2:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#4C4A49
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B6B4B3
Analogous#B3B6B5, #B3B4B6
Triadic#B6B3B5, #B5B6B3
Split complementary#B6B3B4, #B6B6B3
Tetradic#B5B3B6, #B6B4B3, #B3B6B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G181
B182
Red179 (70.2%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)2.01%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G B5 · B B6
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B3B5B6 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 151.34 g/mol
- 14 atoms
B3B5B6 has a molar mass of 151.34 g/mol, made up of 14 atoms across 1 element: 14 × B.
Molar mass
Molar mass151.34 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule14
Distinct elements1
Mass of one molecule2.5130598 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram3.9792129 × 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
B100%
Boron (B × 14)151.34 g/mol, 100%
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