Recognised as Colour

#BCB2BA

#BCB2BA
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Silver

#BCB2BA is a grey with RGB values 188, 178, 186 and HSL 312°, 7%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BCB2BA#BCB2BA

HEX#BCB2BA

RGBrgb(188, 178, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.698, 0.7294

RGB percentages73.7%, 69.8%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(312, 6.9%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(312, 5.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 5.3%, 1.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,366,522

CSS custom property--colour: #BCB2BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46077WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.22:1

Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5

Inverted#434D45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B2B4BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4B5BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BDB2B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 7.1 Dark grey · ΔE 7.2 Thistle · ΔE 12.3 Light grey · ΔE 12.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 14.7 Gainsboro · ΔE 15.3

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 7.05, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B2BCB4

Analogous#B9B2BC, #BCB2B5

Triadic#BABCB2, #B2BABC

Split complementary#B5BCB2, #B2BCB9

Tetradic#BCB9B2, #B2BCB4, #B2B5BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EBE9EB

Lighter +10%#D4CDD2

Darker −10%#A497A2

Darker −20%#8D7B89

Darker −30%#72636F

Darker −40%#574B54

More saturated +25%#CEA0C5

Less saturated −25%#B7B7B7

Channel breakdown

R188

G178

B186

Red188 (73.7%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue312°

Saturation (HSL)6.94%

Lightness71.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G B2 · B BA

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Harmonies

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BCB2Ba (chemical formula)

Formula
181.771 g/mol
5 atoms

BCB2Ba has a molar mass of 181.771 g/mol, made up of 5 atoms across 3 elements: 3 × B, 1 × C, 1 × Ba.

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Molar mass

Molar mass181.771 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule5

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.0183785 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.3130372 × 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

B17.8%

C6.6%

Ba75.6%

Boron (B × 3)32.43 g/mol, 17.841%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 6.608%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 75.551%

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