Recognised as Colour

#B8BFB6

#B8BFB6
Grey
Light
Nearest: Silver

#B8BFB6 is a grey with RGB values 184, 191, 182 and HSL 107°, 7%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B8BFB6#B8BFB6

HEX#B8BFB6

RGBrgb(184, 191, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.749, 0.7137

RGB percentages72.2%, 74.9%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(106.7, 6.6%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(106.7, 4.7%, 74.9%)

CMYK3.7%, 0%, 4.7%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,107,702

CSS custom property--colour: #B8BFB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50829WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.17:1

Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#474049

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C0BDB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEBDB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B8BEBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5.6 Dark grey · ΔE 9.2 Light grey · ΔE 9.7 Gainsboro · ΔE 12.5 Powder blue · ΔE 18.1 Light blue · ΔE 18.1

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.63, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BDB6BF

Analogous#BDBFB6, #B6BFB9

Triadic#B6B8BF, #BFB6B8

Split complementary#B9B6BF, #BFB6BD

Tetradic#B6BDBF, #BDB6BF, #BFB9B6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDEFEC

Lighter +10%#D2D7D1

Darker −10%#9EA79B

Darker −20%#838F80

Darker −30%#6A7567

Darker −40%#515A4F

More saturated +25%#AED0A5

Less saturated −25%#BBBBBB

Channel breakdown

R184

G191

B182

Red184 (72.2%)

Green191 (74.9%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue106.67°

Saturation (HSL)6.57%

Lightness73.14%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B8 · G BF · B B6

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B8BFB6 (chemical formula)

Formula
181.148 g/mol
16 atoms

B8BFB6 has a molar mass of 181.148 g/mol, made up of 16 atoms across 2 elements: 15 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass181.148 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule16

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.0080333 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.3244313 × 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

B89.5%

F10.5%

Boron (B × 15)162.15 g/mol, 89.512%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 10.488%

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