Recognised as Colour
#B4B2BC
- #B4B2BC
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B4B2BC is a grey with RGB values 180, 178, 188 and HSL 252°, 7%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B4B2BC#B4B2BC
HEX#B4B2BC
RGBrgb(180, 178, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.698, 0.7373
RGB percentages70.6%, 69.8%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(252, 6.9%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 5.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK4.3%, 5.3%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,842,236
CSS custom property--colour: #B4B2BC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.03:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#4B4D43
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BABCB2
Analogous#B2B5BC, #B9B2BC
Triadic#BCB4B2, #B2BCB4
Split complementary#BCB9B2, #B5BCB2
Tetradic#BCB2B5, #BABCB2, #B2BCB9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G178
B188
Red180 (70.6%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL)6.94%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G B2 · B BC
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B4B2BC (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 87.681 g/mol
- 8 atoms
B4B2BC 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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