Recognised as Colour

#BBC3C5

#BBC3C5
Grey
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BBC3C5 is a grey with RGB values 187, 195, 197 and HSL 192°, 8%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BBC3C5#BBC3C5

HEX#BBC3C5

RGBrgb(187, 195, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7647, 0.7725

RGB percentages73.3%, 76.5%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(192, 7.9%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(192, 5.1%, 77.3%)

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

24-bit integer12,305,349

CSS custom property--colour: #BBC3C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53626WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.73:1

Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#443C3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1C2C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0C1C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B8C4C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 3.1 Light grey · ΔE 7 Dark grey · ΔE 9.5 Gainsboro · ΔE 10 Light steelblue · ΔE 13.3 Light blue · ΔE 13.9

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 3.12, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C5BDBB

Analogous#BBC5C2, #BBBEC5

Triadic#C5BBC3, #C3C5BB

Split complementary#C5BBBE, #C5C2BB

Tetradic#C2BBC5, #C5BDBB, #BEC5BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2F4F4

Lighter +10%#D7DBDC

Darker −10%#9FABAE

Darker −20%#849296

Darker −30%#6A797D

Darker −40%#535E61

More saturated +25%#ABCCD5

Less saturated −25%#C0C0C0

Channel breakdown

R187

G195

B197

Red187 (73.3%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue192°

Saturation (HSL)7.94%

Lightness75.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G C3 · B C5

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BBC3C5 (chemical formula)

Formula
117.708 g/mol
10 atoms

BBC3C5 has a molar mass of 117.708 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × B, 8 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass117.708 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.9545873 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram5.1161695 × 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

B18.4%

C81.6%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 18.367%

Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 81.633%

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