Recognised as Colour

#B7BCBE

#B7BCBE
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Silver

#B7BCBE is a grey with RGB values 183, 188, 190 and HSL 197°, 5%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B7BCBE#B7BCBE

HEX#B7BCBE

RGBrgb(183, 188, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.7373, 0.7451

RGB percentages71.8%, 73.7%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(197.1, 5.1%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(197.1, 3.7%, 74.5%)

CMYK3.7%, 1.1%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,041,406

CSS custom property--colour: #B7BCBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.95:1

Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#484341

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BBBCBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#BABBBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B5BDBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 2.8 Dark grey · ΔE 7 Light grey · ΔE 8.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 12 Light steelblue · ΔE 13.8 Light blue · ΔE 15.8

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 2.76, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BEB9B7

Analogous#B7BEBD, #B7B9BE

Triadic#BEB7BC, #BCBEB7

Split complementary#BEB7B9, #BEBDB7

Tetradic#BDB7BE, #BEB9B7, #B9BEB7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDEEEE

Lighter +10%#D2D5D6

Darker −10%#9CA3A6

Darker −20%#818A8E

Darker −30%#687074

Darker −40%#505659

More saturated +25%#A6C3CF

Less saturated −25%#BBBBBB

Channel breakdown

R183

G188

B190

Red183 (71.8%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue197.14°

Saturation (HSL)5.11%

Lightness73.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G BC · B BE

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B7BCBe (chemical formula)

Formula
107.5032 g/mol
10 atoms

B7BCBe has a molar mass of 107.5032 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 3 elements: 8 × B, 1 × C, 1 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass107.5032 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.7851326 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram5.6018247 × 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

B80.4%

C11.2%

Be8.4%

Boron (B × 8)86.48 g/mol, 80.444%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 11.173%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 8.383%

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