Recognised as Colour

#BBCAB3

#BBCAB3
Green
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BBCAB3 is a green with RGB values 187, 202, 179 and HSL 99°, 18%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BBCAB3#BBCAB3

HEX#BBCAB3

RGBrgb(187, 202, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7922, 0.702

RGB percentages73.3%, 79.2%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(99.1, 17.8%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(99.1, 11.4%, 79.2%)

CMYK7.4%, 0%, 11.4%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,307,123

CSS custom property--colour: #BBCAB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.21:1

Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#44354C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CCC6B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#CAC5B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BBC8C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 13.6 Light grey · ΔE 14.4 Gainsboro · ΔE 15.7 Dark grey · ΔE 17 Beige · ΔE 17.2 Antique white · ΔE 18.1

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 13.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C2B3CA

Analogous#C7CAB3, #B3CAB6

Triadic#B3BBCA, #CAB3BB

Split complementary#B7B3CA, #CAB3C6

Tetradic#B3C6CA, #C2B3CA, #CAB6B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1F4EF

Lighter +10%#D6DFD1

Darker −10%#A0B595

Darker −20%#85A077

Darker −30%#6C865E

Darker −40%#546849

More saturated +25%#B6DAA3

Less saturated −25%#BFBFBF

Channel breakdown

R187

G202

B179

Red187 (73.3%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue99.13°

Saturation (HSL)17.83%

Lightness74.71%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G CA · B B3

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BBCaB3 (chemical formula)

Formula
94.128 g/mol
6 atoms

BBCaB3 has a molar mass of 94.128 g/mol, made up of 6 atoms across 2 elements: 5 × B, 1 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass94.128 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5630322 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram6.3978208 × 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

B57.4%

Ca42.6%

Boron (B × 5)54.05 g/mol, 57.422%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 42.578%

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