Recognised as Colour

#B6BFB9

#B6BFB9
Grey
Light
Nearest: Silver

#B6BFB9 is a grey with RGB values 182, 191, 185 and HSL 140°, 7%, 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

#B6BFB9#B6BFB9

HEX#B6BFB9

RGBrgb(182, 191, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.749, 0.7255

RGB percentages71.4%, 74.9%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(140, 6.6%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(140, 4.7%, 74.9%)

CMYK4.7%, 0%, 3.1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,976,633

CSS custom property--colour: #B6BFB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.14:1

Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#494046

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFBDB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDBCB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B5BFBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 4.8 Dark grey · ΔE 8.6 Light grey · ΔE 9.3 Gainsboro · ΔE 12.2 Light blue · ΔE 16.7 Powder blue · ΔE 17

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 4.81, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BFB6BC

Analogous#B8BFB6, #B6BFBE

Triadic#B9B6BF, #BFB9B6

Split complementary#BEB6BF, #BFB6B8

Tetradic#B6B8BF, #BFB6BC, #BFBEB6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#ECEFED

Lighter +10%#D1D7D3

Darker −10%#9BA79F

Darker −20%#808F85

Darker −30%#67756C

Darker −40%#4F5A53

More saturated +25%#A5D0B3

Less saturated −25%#BBBBBB

Channel breakdown

R182

G191

B185

Red182 (71.4%)

Green191 (74.9%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue140°

Saturation (HSL)6.57%

Lightness73.14%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B6 · G BF · B B9

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B6BFB9 (chemical formula)

Formula
191.958 g/mol
17 atoms

B6BFB9 has a molar mass of 191.958 g/mol, made up of 17 atoms across 2 elements: 16 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass191.958 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule17

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.1875376 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.1372179 × 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

B90.1%

F9.9%

Boron (B × 16)172.96 g/mol, 90.103%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 9.897%

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