Recognised as Colour

#B3BABC

#B3BABC
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Silver

#B3BABC is a grey with RGB values 179, 186, 188 and HSL 193°, 6%, 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

#B3BABC#B3BABC

HEX#B3BABC

RGBrgb(179, 186, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.7294, 0.7373

RGB percentages70.2%, 72.9%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(193.3, 6.3%, 72%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193.3, 4.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK4.8%, 1.1%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,778,748

CSS custom property--colour: #B3BABC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48332WCAG 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 10.67:1

Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#4C4543

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9B9BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7B8BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B1BBBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 3.8 Dark grey · ΔE 6.4 Light grey · ΔE 9.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 13 Light steelblue · ΔE 13.8 Light blue · ΔE 15.7

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 3.84, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BCB5B3

Analogous#B3BCBA, #B3B5BC

Triadic#BCB3BA, #BABCB3

Split complementary#BCB3B5, #BCBAB3

Tetradic#BAB3BC, #BCB5B3, #B5BCB3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E9EBEC

Lighter +10%#CED3D4

Darker −10%#98A1A4

Darker −20%#7D898C

Darker −30%#646F72

Darker −40%#4C5457

More saturated +25%#A1C4CE

Less saturated −25%#B7B7B7

Channel breakdown

R179

G186

B188

Red179 (70.2%)

Green186 (72.9%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue193.33°

Saturation (HSL)6.29%

Lightness71.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G BA · B BC

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B3BaBC (chemical formula)

Formula
192.581 g/mol
6 atoms

B3BaBC has a molar mass of 192.581 g/mol, made up of 6 atoms across 3 elements: 4 × B, 1 × Ba, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass192.581 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.1978827 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.127069 × 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

B22.5%

Ba71.3%

C6.2%

Boron (B × 4)43.24 g/mol, 22.453%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 71.31%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 6.237%

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