Recognised as Colour

#BBC2C5

#BBC2C5
Grey
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BBC2C5 is a grey with RGB values 187, 194, 197 and HSL 198°, 8%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BBC2C5#BBC2C5

HEX#BBC2C5

RGBrgb(187, 194, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7608, 0.7725

RGB percentages73.3%, 76.1%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(198, 7.9%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(198, 5.1%, 77.3%)

CMYK5.1%, 1.5%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,305,093

CSS custom property--colour: #BBC2C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.64:1

Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#443D3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C0C2C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFC0C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B9C3C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 3 Light grey · ΔE 7.2 Dark grey · ΔE 9.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 10.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 12.9 Light blue · ΔE 14.1

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 2.99, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C5BEBB

Analogous#BBC5C3, #BBBDC5

Triadic#C5BBC2, #C2C5BB

Split complementary#C5BBBD, #C5C3BB

Tetradic#C3BBC5, #C5BEBB, #BDC5BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2F3F4

Lighter +10%#D7DBDC

Darker −10%#9FA9AE

Darker −20%#849196

Darker −30%#6A777D

Darker −40%#535D61

More saturated +25%#ABC8D5

Less saturated −25%#C0C0C0

Channel breakdown

R187

G194

B197

Red187 (73.3%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue198°

Saturation (HSL)7.94%

Lightness75.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G C2 · B C5

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BBC2C5 (chemical formula)

Formula
105.697 g/mol
9 atoms

BBC2C5 has a molar mass of 105.697 g/mol, made up of 9 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × B, 7 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass105.697 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.75514 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram5.6975513 × 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

B20.5%

C79.5%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 20.455%

Carbon (C × 7)84.077 g/mol, 79.545%

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