Recognised as Colour

#B5C3B6

#B5C3B6
Green
Light
Nearest: Silver

#B5C3B6 is a green with RGB values 181, 195, 182 and HSL 124°, 10%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B5C3B6#B5C3B6

HEX#B5C3B6

RGBrgb(181, 195, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.7647, 0.7137

RGB percentages71%, 76.5%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(124.3, 10.4%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(124.3, 7.2%, 76.5%)

CMYK7.2%, 0%, 6.7%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,912,118

CSS custom property--colour: #B5C3B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.45:1

Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#4A3C49

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C4C0B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1BFB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B4C2BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 8.7 Light grey · ΔE 11.3 Dark grey · ΔE 12 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.5 Powder blue · ΔE 17 Light blue · ΔE 17.9

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 8.74, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C3B5C2

Analogous#BBC3B5, #B5C3BD

Triadic#B6B5C3, #C3B6B5

Split complementary#BDB5C3, #C3B5BB

Tetradic#B5BBC3, #C3B5C2, #C3BDB5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDF1EE

Lighter +10%#D1DAD2

Darker −10%#99AC9A

Darker −20%#7D957E

Darker −30%#647B66

Darker −40%#4D5F4E

More saturated +25%#A4D4A8

Less saturated −25%#BCBCBC

Channel breakdown

R181

G195

B182

Red181 (71%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue124.29°

Saturation (HSL)10.45%

Lightness73.73%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B5 · G C3 · B B6

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B5C3B6 (chemical formula)

Formula
154.943 g/mol
14 atoms

B5C3B6 has a molar mass of 154.943 g/mol, made up of 14 atoms across 2 elements: 11 × B, 3 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass154.943 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule14

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.572889 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.8866814 × 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

B76.7%

C23.3%

Boron (B × 11)118.91 g/mol, 76.744%

Carbon (C × 3)36.033 g/mol, 23.256%

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