Recognised as Colour
#BCC3BC
- #BCC3BC
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BCC3BC is a grey with RGB values 188, 195, 188 and HSL 120°, 6%, 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
#BCC3BC#BCC3BC
HEX#BCC3BC
RGBrgb(188, 195, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7647, 0.7373
RGB percentages73.7%, 76.5%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(120, 5.5%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 3.6%, 76.5%)
CMYK3.6%, 0%, 3.6%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,370,876
CSS custom property--colour: #BCC3BC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.67:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#433C43
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C3BCC3
Analogous#C0C3BC, #BCC3C0
Triadic#BCBCC3, #C3BCBC
Split complementary#C0BCC3, #C3BCC0
Tetradic#BCC0C3, #C3BCC3, #C3C0BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G195
B188
Red188 (73.7%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)5.51%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G C3 · B BC
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BCC3BC (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 81.675 g/mol
- 7 atoms
BCC3BC has a molar mass of 81.675 g/mol, made up of 7 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × B, 5 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass81.675 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule7
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule1.3562453 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram7.3732975 × 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
B26.5%
C73.5%
Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 26.471%
Carbon (C × 5)60.055 g/mol, 73.529%
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