Recognised as Colour
#B7BCB3
- #B7BCB3
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B7BCB3 is a grey with RGB values 183, 188, 179 and HSL 93°, 6%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#B7BCB3#B7BCB3
HEX#B7BCB3
RGBrgb(183, 188, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.7373, 0.702
RGB percentages71.8%, 73.7%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(93.3, 6.3%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(93.3, 4.8%, 73.7%)
CMYK2.7%, 0%, 4.8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,041,395
CSS custom property--colour: #B7BCB3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49288WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.86:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#48434C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8B3BC
Analogous#BBBCB3, #B3BCB3
Triadic#B3B7BC, #BCB3B7
Split complementary#B3B3BC, #BCB3BB
Tetradic#B3BBBC, #B8B3BC, #BCB3B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G188
B179
Red183 (71.8%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue93.33°
Saturation (HSL)6.29%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B7 · G BC · B B3
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B7BCB3 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 130.921 g/mol
- 12 atoms
B7BCB3 has a molar mass of 130.921 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 2 elements: 11 × B, 1 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass130.921 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule12
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule2.1739944 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram4.599828 × 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
B90.8%
C9.2%
Boron (B × 11)118.91 g/mol, 90.826%
Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 9.174%
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