Recognised as Colour

#BABCB3

#BABCB3
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Silver

#BABCB3 is a grey with RGB values 186, 188, 179 and HSL 73°, 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

#BABCB3#BABCB3

HEX#BABCB3

RGBrgb(186, 188, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7373, 0.702

RGB percentages72.9%, 73.7%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(73.3, 6.3%, 72%)

HSV / HSBhsv(73.3, 4.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK1.1%, 0%, 4.8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,238,003

CSS custom property--colour: #BABCB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.93:1

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

Contrast with black10.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#45434C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDBBB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDBBB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BBBBB9no 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 text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5.2 Dark grey · ΔE 8.2 Light grey · ΔE 10 Gainsboro · ΔE 12.9 Light blue · ΔE 19.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 19.7

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.24, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B5B3BC

Analogous#BCBAB3, #B5BCB3

Triadic#B3BABC, #BCB3BA

Split complementary#B3B5BC, #BAB3BC

Tetradic#B3BCBA, #B5B3BC, #BCB3B5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EBECE9

Lighter +10%#D3D4CE

Darker −10%#A1A498

Darker −20%#898C7D

Darker −30%#6F7264

Darker −40%#54574C

More saturated +25%#C4CEA1

Less saturated −25%#B7B7B7

Channel breakdown

R186

G188

B179

Red186 (72.9%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue73.33°

Saturation (HSL)6.29%

Lightness71.96%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BA · G BC · B B3

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BaBCB3 (chemical formula)

Formula
192.581 g/mol
6 atoms

BaBCB3 has a molar mass of 192.581 g/mol, made up of 6 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Ba, 4 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass192.581 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.1978827 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.127069 × 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

Ba71.3%

B22.5%

C6.2%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 71.31%

Boron (B × 4)43.24 g/mol, 22.453%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 6.237%

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