Recognised as Colour

#B7B5B3

#B7B5B3
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Silver

#B7B5B3 is a grey with RGB values 183, 181, 179 and HSL 30°, 3%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B7B5B3#B7B5B3

HEX#B7B5B3

RGBrgb(183, 181, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.7098, 0.702

RGB percentages71.8%, 71%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(30, 2.7%, 71%)

HSV / HSBhsv(30, 2.2%, 71.8%)

CMYK0%, 1.1%, 2.2%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,039,603

CSS custom property--colour: #B7B5B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.27:1

Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5

Inverted#484A4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6B5B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6B5B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B8B5B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 4.1 Dark grey · ΔE 4.7 Light grey · ΔE 10.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 14 Light steelblue · ΔE 17.2 Thistle · ΔE 17.8

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 4.13, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B3B5B7

Analogous#B7B3B3, #B7B7B3

Triadic#B3B7B5, #B5B3B7

Split complementary#B3B7B7, #B3B3B7

Tetradic#B3B7B3, #B3B5B7, #B7B3B7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E9E8E7

Lighter +10%#D0CFCD

Darker −10%#9E9C99

Darker −20%#85827F

Darker −30%#6B6866

Darker −40%#514F4D

More saturated +25%#CAB5A0

Less saturated −25%#B5B5B5

Channel breakdown

R183

G181

B179

Red183 (71.8%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue30°

Saturation (HSL)2.7%

Lightness70.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B7 · G B5 · B B3

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Harmonies

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B7B5B3 (chemical formula)

Formula
162.15 g/mol
15 atoms

B7B5B3 has a molar mass of 162.15 g/mol, made up of 15 atoms across 1 element: 15 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass162.15 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule15

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule2.6925641 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.713932 × 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

B100%

Boron (B × 15)162.15 g/mol, 100%

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Elements in this formula

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