Recognised as Colour

#B8ACB7

#B8ACB7
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#B8ACB7 is a grey with RGB values 184, 172, 183 and HSL 305°, 8%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#B8ACB7#B8ACB7

HEX#B8ACB7

RGBrgb(184, 172, 183)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6745, 0.7176

RGB percentages72.2%, 67.5%, 71.8%

HSLhsl(305, 7.8%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(305, 6.5%, 72.2%)

CMYK0%, 6.5%, 0.5%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,102,839

CSS custom property--colour: #B8ACB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.62:1

Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#475348

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ACAFB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#AEB0B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B9ADAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 7.9 Silver · ΔE 9.7 Thistle · ΔE 12.1 Light grey · ΔE 14.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 15.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.88, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ACB8AD

Analogous#B3ACB8, #B8ACB1

Triadic#B7B8AC, #ACB7B8

Split complementary#B1B8AC, #ACB8B3

Tetradic#B8B3AC, #ACB8AD, #ACB1B8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEFF

Lighter +20%#E7E3E7

Lighter +10%#D0C7CF

Darker −10%#A0919F

Darker −20%#897587

Darker −30%#6D5E6C

Darker −40%#524651

More saturated +25%#CB99C7

Less saturated −25%#B2B2B2

Channel breakdown

R184

G172

B183

Red184 (72.2%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue183 (71.8%)

Hue305°

Saturation (HSL)7.79%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B8 · G AC · B B7

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B8AcB7 (chemical formula)

Formula
389.15 g/mol
16 atoms

B8AcB7 has a molar mass of 389.15 g/mol, made up of 16 atoms across 2 elements: 15 × B, 1 × Ac.

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Molar mass

Molar mass389.15 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule16

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule6.4619878 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.5475114 × 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

B41.7%

Ac58.3%

Boron (B × 15)162.15 g/mol, 41.668%

Actinium (Ac)227 g/mol, 58.332%

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