Recognised as Colour

#BBBCC4

#BBBCC4
Grey
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BBBCC4 is a grey with RGB values 187, 188, 196 and HSL 233°, 7%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BBBCC4#BBBCC4

HEX#BBBCC4

RGBrgb(187, 188, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7373, 0.7686

RGB percentages73.3%, 73.7%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(233.3, 7.1%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.3, 4.6%, 76.9%)

CMYK4.6%, 4.1%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,303,556

CSS custom property--colour: #BBBCC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.1:1

Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

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

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#44433B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BABDC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BABCC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B9BDBEno 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 text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

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

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 4.5 Dark grey · ΔE 8.3 Light grey · ΔE 9.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 11.5 Gainsboro · ΔE 12.2 Thistle · ΔE 13.6

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 4.51, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C4C3BB

Analogous#BBC1C4, #BEBBC4

Triadic#C4BBBC, #BCC4BB

Split complementary#C4BEBB, #C1C4BB

Tetradic#C4BBC1, #C4C3BB, #BBC4BE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2F2F3

Lighter +10%#D6D7DC

Darker −10%#A0A1AC

Darker −20%#848695

Darker −30%#6B6D7B

Darker −40%#535560

More saturated +25%#ABB0D4

Less saturated −25%#C0C0C0

Channel breakdown

R187

G188

B196

Red187 (73.3%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue233.33°

Saturation (HSL)7.09%

Lightness75.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G BC · B C4

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BBBCC4 (chemical formula)

Formula
92.485 g/mol
8 atoms

BBBCC4 has a molar mass of 92.485 g/mol, made up of 8 atoms across 2 elements: 3 × B, 5 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass92.485 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule8

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5357496 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram6.5114784 × 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

B35.1%

C64.9%

Boron (B × 3)32.43 g/mol, 35.065%

Carbon (C × 5)60.055 g/mol, 64.935%

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