Recognised as Colour

#BBC3B5

#BBC3B5
Green
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BBC3B5 is a green with RGB values 187, 195, 181 and HSL 94°, 10%, 74%. 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

#BBC3B5#BBC3B5

HEX#BBC3B5

RGBrgb(187, 195, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7647, 0.7098

RGB percentages73.3%, 76.5%, 71%

HSLhsl(94.3, 10.4%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(94.3, 7.2%, 76.5%)

CMYK4.1%, 0%, 7.2%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,305,333

CSS custom property--colour: #BBC3B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.59:1

Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#443C4A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C5C1B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C3C0B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BBC2BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 8.1 Light grey · ΔE 10.5 Dark grey · ΔE 11.8 Gainsboro · ΔE 12.8 Antique white · ΔE 18.3 Powder blue · ΔE 18.6

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 8.08, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BDB5C3

Analogous#C2C3B5, #B5C3B6

Triadic#B5BBC3, #C3B5BB

Split complementary#B6B5C3, #C3B5C2

Tetradic#B5C2C3, #BDB5C3, #C3B6B5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFF1ED

Lighter +10%#D5DAD1

Darker −10%#A1AC99

Darker −20%#87957D

Darker −30%#6E7B64

Darker −40%#555F4D

More saturated +25%#B9D4A4

Less saturated −25%#BCBCBC

Channel breakdown

R187

G195

B181

Red187 (73.3%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue94.29°

Saturation (HSL)10.45%

Lightness73.73%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G C3 · B B5

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BBC3B5 (chemical formula)

Formula
111.703 g/mol
10 atoms

BBC3B5 has a molar mass of 111.703 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 2 elements: 7 × B, 3 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass111.703 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.854872 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram5.3912077 × 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

B67.7%

C32.3%

Boron (B × 7)75.67 g/mol, 67.742%

Carbon (C × 3)36.033 g/mol, 32.258%

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