Recognised as Colour

#BBACB9

#BBACB9
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#BBACB9 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 172, 185 and HSL 308°, 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

#BBACB9#BBACB9

HEX#BBACB9

RGBrgb(187, 172, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6745, 0.7255

RGB percentages73.3%, 67.5%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(308, 9.9%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(308, 8%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 8%, 1.1%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,299,449

CSS custom property--colour: #BBACB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.71:1

Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#445346

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ACAFBAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#AFB1B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BCADB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 9.4 Silver · ΔE 10.7 Thistle · ΔE 10.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 15.3 Light grey · ΔE 15.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 16.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 9.44, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ACBBAE

Analogous#B6ACBB, #BBACB2

Triadic#B9BBAC, #ACB9BB

Split complementary#B2BBAC, #ACBBB6

Tetradic#BBB6AC, #ACBBAE, #ACB2BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E9E4E8

Lighter +10%#D2C8D1

Darker −10%#A490A1

Darker −20%#8D748A

Darker −30%#715D6F

Darker −40%#554653

More saturated +25%#CE99C7

Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R187

G172

B185

Red187 (73.3%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue308°

Saturation (HSL)9.93%

Lightness70.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G AC · B B9

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BBaCB9 (chemical formula)

Formula
257.441 g/mol
12 atoms

BBaCB9 has a molar mass of 257.441 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 10 × B, 1 × Ba, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass257.441 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.2749084 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.3392314 × 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

B42%

Ba53.3%

C4.7%

Boron (B × 10)108.1 g/mol, 41.99%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 53.344%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 4.666%

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