Recognised as Colour

#BBACB7

#BBACB7
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#BBACB7 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 172, 183 and HSL 316°, 10%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#BBACB7#BBACB7

HEX#BBACB7

RGBrgb(187, 172, 183)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6745, 0.7176

RGB percentages73.3%, 67.5%, 71.8%

HSLhsl(316, 9.9%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(316, 8%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 8%, 2.1%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,299,447

CSS custom property--colour: #BBACB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.7:1

Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#445348

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ACAFB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#AFB1B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BDACB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 8.6 Silver · ΔE 10.1 Thistle · ΔE 11.5 Light grey · ΔE 15.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 15.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 16.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 8.64, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ACBBB0

Analogous#B8ACBB, #BBACB0

Triadic#B7BBAC, #ACB7BB

Split complementary#B0BBAC, #ACBBB8

Tetradic#BBB8AC, #ACBBB0, #ACB0BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E9E4E8

Lighter +10%#D2C8CF

Darker −10%#A4909F

Darker −20%#8D7486

Darker −30%#715D6C

Darker −40%#554651

More saturated +25%#CE99C0

Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R187

G172

B183

Red187 (73.3%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue183 (71.8%)

Hue316°

Saturation (HSL)9.93%

Lightness70.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G AC · B B7

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BBaCB7 (chemical formula)

Formula
235.821 g/mol
10 atoms

BBaCB7 has a molar mass of 235.821 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 3 elements: 8 × B, 1 × Ba, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass235.821 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.9158998 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.5536915 × 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

B36.7%

Ba58.2%

C5.1%

Boron (B × 8)86.48 g/mol, 36.672%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 58.235%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 5.093%

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