Recognised as Colour

#B6C7BB

#B6C7BB
Green
Light
Nearest: Silver

#B6C7BB is a green with RGB values 182, 199, 187 and HSL 138°, 13%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B6C7BB#B6C7BB

HEX#B6C7BB

RGBrgb(182, 199, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7804, 0.7333

RGB percentages71.4%, 78%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(137.6, 13.2%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(137.6, 8.5%, 78%)

CMYK8.5%, 0%, 6%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,978,683

CSS custom property--colour: #B6C7BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.88:1

Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#493844

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7C4BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C4C2BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B4C7C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 9.1 Light grey · ΔE 10.8 Gainsboro · ΔE 12.8 Dark grey · ΔE 13.1 Powder blue · ΔE 15.4 Light blue · ΔE 16.6

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 9.07, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C7B6C2

Analogous#BAC7B6, #B6C7C3

Triadic#BBB6C7, #C7BBB6

Split complementary#C3B6C7, #C7B6BA

Tetradic#B6BAC7, #C7B6C2, #C7C3B6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F0F3F1

Lighter +10%#D3DDD6

Darker −10%#99B1A0

Darker −20%#7C9B85

Darker −30%#63816C

Darker −40%#4D6454

More saturated +25%#A6D7B4

Less saturated −25%#BFBFBF

Channel breakdown

R182

G199

B187

Red182 (71.4%)

Green199 (78%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue137.65°

Saturation (HSL)13.18%

Lightness74.71%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B6 · G C7 · B BB

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B6C7BB (chemical formula)

Formula
170.557 g/mol
15 atoms

B6C7BB has a molar mass of 170.557 g/mol, made up of 15 atoms across 2 elements: 8 × B, 7 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass170.557 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule15

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.8321656 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.530867 × 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

B50.7%

C49.3%

Boron (B × 8)86.48 g/mol, 50.704%

Carbon (C × 7)84.077 g/mol, 49.296%

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