Recognised as Colour

#BBC3BB

#BBC3BB
Grey
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BBC3BB is a grey with RGB values 187, 195, 187 and HSL 120°, 6%, 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

#BBC3BB#BBC3BB

HEX#BBC3BB

RGBrgb(187, 195, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7647, 0.7333

RGB percentages73.3%, 76.5%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(120, 6.3%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(120, 4.1%, 76.5%)

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

24-bit integer12,305,339

CSS custom property--colour: #BBC3BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.7 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#443C44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3C1BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2C0BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BAC2C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 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 5.2 Light grey · ΔE 8.4 Dark grey · ΔE 10.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 11.1 Powder blue · ΔE 16.9 Light blue · ΔE 17

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.24, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C3BBC3

Analogous#BFC3BB, #BBC3BF

Triadic#BBBBC3, #C3BBBB

Split complementary#BFBBC3, #C3BBBF

Tetradic#BBBFC3, #C3BBC3, #C3BFBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1F3F1

Lighter +10%#D6DBD6

Darker −10%#A0ABA0

Darker −20%#859385

Darker −30%#6B7A6B

Darker −40%#535F53

More saturated +25%#ABD3AB

Less saturated −25%#BFBFBF

Channel breakdown

R187

G195

B187

Red187 (73.3%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue120°

Saturation (HSL)6.25%

Lightness74.9%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G C3 · B BB

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BBC3BB (chemical formula)

Formula
79.273 g/mol
7 atoms

BBC3BB 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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