Recognised as Colour

#B3BFB7

#B3BFB7
Green
Light
Nearest: Silver

#B3BFB7 is a green with RGB values 179, 191, 183 and HSL 140°, 9%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B3BFB7#B3BFB7

HEX#B3BFB7

RGBrgb(179, 191, 183)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.749, 0.7176

RGB percentages70.2%, 74.9%, 71.8%

HSLhsl(140, 8.6%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(140, 6.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK6.3%, 0%, 4.2%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,780,023

CSS custom property--colour: #B3BFB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.05:1

Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#4C4048

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFBDB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDBBB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B1BFBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 6.4 Dark grey · ΔE 9.4 Light grey · ΔE 10.4 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.1 Powder blue · ΔE 16.8 Light blue · ΔE 16.8

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 6.39, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BFB3BB

Analogous#B5BFB3, #B3BFBD

Triadic#B7B3BF, #BFB7B3

Split complementary#BDB3BF, #BFB3B5

Tetradic#B3B5BF, #BFB3BB, #BFBDB3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EAEEEB

Lighter +10%#CFD6D1

Darker −10%#97A89D

Darker −20%#7C9083

Darker −30%#637669

Darker −40%#4C5A51

More saturated +25%#A2D1B1

Less saturated −25%#B9B9B9

Channel breakdown

R179

G191

B183

Red179 (70.2%)

Green191 (74.9%)

Blue183 (71.8%)

Hue140°

Saturation (HSL)8.57%

Lightness72.55%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B3 · G BF · B B7

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B3BFB7 (chemical formula)

Formula
137.908 g/mol
12 atoms

B3BFB7 has a molar mass of 137.908 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 2 elements: 11 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass137.908 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.2900162 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram4.3667813 × 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

B86.2%

F13.8%

Boron (B × 11)118.91 g/mol, 86.224%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 13.776%

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