Recognised as Colour

#BBC1BC

#BBC1BC
Grey
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BBC1BC is a grey with RGB values 187, 193, 188 and HSL 130°, 5%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BBC1BC#BBC1BC

HEX#BBC1BC

RGBrgb(187, 193, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7569, 0.7373

RGB percentages73.3%, 75.7%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(130, 4.6%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(130, 3.1%, 75.7%)

CMYK3.1%, 0%, 2.6%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,304,828

CSS custom property--colour: #BBC1BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.47:1

Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#443E43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1C0BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0BFBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BAC1BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 3.5 Light grey · ΔE 7.9 Dark grey · ΔE 9 Gainsboro · ΔE 10.9 Light blue · ΔE 16.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 17.1

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 3.5, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C1BBC0

Analogous#BDC1BB, #BBC1BF

Triadic#BCBBC1, #C1BCBB

Split complementary#BFBBC1, #C1BBBD

Tetradic#BBBDC1, #C1BBC0, #C1BFBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F0F2F1

Lighter +10%#D6D9D6

Darker −10%#A0A9A2

Darker −20%#869087

Darker −30%#6C776E

Darker −40%#545C55

More saturated +25%#ABD1B1

Less saturated −25%#BEBEBE

Channel breakdown

R187

G193

B188

Red187 (73.3%)

Green193 (75.7%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue130°

Saturation (HSL)4.62%

Lightness74.51%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G C1 · B BC

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BBC1BC (chemical formula)

Formula
56.452 g/mol
5 atoms

BBC1BC has a molar mass of 56.452 g/mol, made up of 5 atoms across 2 elements: 3 × B, 2 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass56.452 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule5

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule9.3740751 × 10^-23 g

Molecules per gram1.0667719 × 10^22

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

B57.4%

C42.6%

Boron (B × 3)32.43 g/mol, 57.447%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 42.553%

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