Recognised as Colour
#B3B5BC
- #B3B5BC
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B3B5BC is a grey with RGB values 179, 181, 188 and HSL 227°, 6%, 72%. 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
#B3B5BC#B3B5BC
HEX#B3B5BC
RGBrgb(179, 181, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.7098, 0.7373
RGB percentages70.2%, 71%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(226.7, 6.3%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.7, 4.8%, 73.7%)
CMYK4.8%, 3.7%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,777,468
CSS custom property--colour: #B3B5BC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46262WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.25:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#4C4A43
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCBAB3
Analogous#B3BABC, #B5B3BC
Triadic#BCB3B5, #B5BCB3
Split complementary#BCB5B3, #BABCB3
Tetradic#BCB3BA, #BCBAB3, #B3BCB5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G181
B188
Red179 (70.2%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue226.67°
Saturation (HSL)6.29%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G B5 · B BC
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B3B5BC (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 109.301 g/mol
- 10 atoms
B3B5BC has a molar mass of 109.301 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 2 elements: 9 × B, 1 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass109.301 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule10
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule1.8149858 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram5.509685 × 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
B89%
C11%
Boron (B × 9)97.29 g/mol, 89.011%
Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 10.989%
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