Recognised as Colour

#BBBBC3

#BBBBC3
Grey
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BBBBC3 is a grey with RGB values 187, 187, 195 and HSL 240°, 6%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BBBBC3#BBBBC3

HEX#BBBBC3

RGBrgb(187, 187, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7333, 0.7647

RGB percentages73.3%, 73.3%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(240, 6.3%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 4.1%, 76.5%)

CMYK4.1%, 4.1%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,303,299

CSS custom property--colour: #BBBBC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50046WCAG 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 11.01:1

Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#44443C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9BCC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9BBC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BABCBDno 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 text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 4.6 Dark grey · ΔE 8.1 Light grey · ΔE 9.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 11.8 Gainsboro · ΔE 12.4 Thistle · ΔE 13.4

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 4.59, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C3C3BB

Analogous#BBBFC3, #BFBBC3

Triadic#C3BBBB, #BBC3BB

Split complementary#C3BFBB, #BFC3BB

Tetradic#C3BBBF, #C3C3BB, #BBC3BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1F1F3

Lighter +10%#D6D6DB

Darker −10%#A0A0AB

Darker −20%#858593

Darker −30%#6B6B7A

Darker −40%#53535F

More saturated +25%#ABABD3

Less saturated −25%#BFBFBF

Channel breakdown

R187

G187

B195

Red187 (73.3%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)6.25%

Lightness74.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G BB · B C3

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BBBBC3 (chemical formula)

Formula
79.273 g/mol
7 atoms

BBBBC3 has a molar mass of 79.273 g/mol, made up of 7 atoms across 2 elements: 4 × B, 3 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass79.273 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule7

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.3163591 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram7.5967111 × 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

B54.5%

C45.5%

Boron (B × 4)43.24 g/mol, 54.546%

Carbon (C × 3)36.033 g/mol, 45.454%

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