Recognised as Colour

#BBCCB2

#BBCCB2
Green
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BBCCB2 is a green with RGB values 187, 204, 178 and HSL 99°, 20%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BBCCB2#BBCCB2

HEX#BBCCB2

RGBrgb(187, 204, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8, 0.698

RGB percentages73.3%, 80%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(99.2, 20.3%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(99.2, 12.7%, 80%)

CMYK8.3%, 0%, 12.7%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,307,634

CSS custom property--colour: #BBCCB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.39:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#44334D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CEC8B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#CCC6B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BBCAC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 15.4 Light grey · ΔE 15.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 17 Beige · ΔE 17 Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.1 Antique white · ΔE 18.4

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 15.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C3B2CC

Analogous#C8CCB2, #B2CCB6

Triadic#B2BBCC, #CCB2BB

Split complementary#B6B2CC, #CCB2C8

Tetradic#B2C8CC, #C3B2CC, #CCB6B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1F5EF

Lighter +10%#D6E0D1

Darker −10%#A0B893

Darker −20%#85A375

Darker −30%#6B8A5B

Darker −40%#536B47

More saturated +25%#B6DCA2

Less saturated −25%#BFBFBF

Channel breakdown

R187

G204

B178

Red187 (73.3%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue99.23°

Saturation (HSL)20.31%

Lightness74.9%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G CC · B B2

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BBCCB2 (chemical formula)

Formula
67.262 g/mol
6 atoms

BBCCB2 has a molar mass of 67.262 g/mol, made up of 6 atoms across 2 elements: 4 × B, 2 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass67.262 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.1169118 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram8.9532585 × 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

B64.3%

C35.7%

Boron (B × 4)43.24 g/mol, 64.286%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 35.714%

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