Recognised as Colour

#BBC8B4

#BBC8B4
Green
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BBC8B4 is a green with RGB values 187, 200, 180 and HSL 99°, 15%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BBC8B4#BBC8B4

HEX#BBC8B4

RGBrgb(187, 200, 180)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7843, 0.7059

RGB percentages73.3%, 78.4%, 70.6%

HSLhsl(99, 15.4%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(99, 10%, 78.4%)

CMYK6.5%, 0%, 10%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,306,612

CSS custom property--colour: #BBC8B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.03:1

Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#44374B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CAC5B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C8C4B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BBC6C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 11.8 Light grey · ΔE 12.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 14.6 Dark grey · ΔE 15.4 Beige · ΔE 17.6 Antique white · ΔE 17.9

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 11.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C1B4C8

Analogous#C5C8B4, #B4C8B7

Triadic#B4BBC8, #C8B4BB

Split complementary#B7B4C8, #C8B4C5

Tetradic#B4C5C8, #C1B4C8, #C8B7B4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F0F3EF

Lighter +10%#D6DED1

Darker −10%#A0B297

Darker −20%#869D79

Darker −30%#6C8360

Darker −40%#54664A

More saturated +25%#B6D8A4

Less saturated −25%#BEBEBE

Channel breakdown

R187

G200

B180

Red187 (73.3%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue180 (70.6%)

Hue99°

Saturation (HSL)15.38%

Lightness74.51%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G C8 · B B4

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BBC8B4 (chemical formula)

Formula
160.948 g/mol
14 atoms

BBC8B4 has a molar mass of 160.948 g/mol, made up of 14 atoms across 2 elements: 6 × B, 8 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass160.948 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule14

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.6726044 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.7416686 × 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

B40.3%

C59.7%

Boron (B × 6)64.86 g/mol, 40.299%

Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 59.701%

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