Recognised as Colour

#B8B8B8

#B8B8B8
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Silver

#B8B8B8 is a grey with RGB values 184, 184, 184 and HSL 0°, 0%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B8B8B8#B8B8B8

HEX#B8B8B8

RGBrgb(184, 184, 184)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7216, 0.7216

RGB percentages72.2%, 72.2%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(0, 0%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 72.2%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,105,912

CSS custom property--colour: #B8B8B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47932WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.59:1

Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#474747

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8B8B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8B8B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#B8B8B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 2.9 Dark grey · ΔE 5.5 Light grey · ΔE 9.8 Gainsboro · ΔE 13 Light steelblue · ΔE 15.7 Thistle · ΔE 17

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 2.92, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B8B8B8

Analogous#B8B8B8, #B8B8B8

Triadic#B8B8B8, #B8B8B8

Split complementary#B8B8B8, #B8B8B8

Tetradic#B8B8B8, #B8B8B8, #B8B8B8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EBEBEB

Lighter +10%#D2D2D2

Darker −10%#9F9F9F

Darker −20%#858585

Darker −30%#6C6C6C

Darker −40%#525252

More saturated +25%#CAA6A6

Less saturated −25%#B8B8B8

Channel breakdown

R184

G184

B184

Red184 (72.2%)

Green184 (72.2%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)0%

Lightness72.16%

Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)

Hex per channelR B8 · G B8 · B B8

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Harmonies

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B8B8B8 (chemical formula)

Formula
259.44 g/mol
24 atoms

B8B8B8 has a molar mass of 259.44 g/mol, made up of 24 atoms across 1 element: 24 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass259.44 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule24

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule4.3081026 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.3212075 × 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 × 24)259.44 g/mol, 100%

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