Recognised as Colour

#BDBAC4

#BDBAC4
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Silver

#BDBAC4 is a grey with RGB values 189, 186, 196 and HSL 258°, 8%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BDBAC4#BDBAC4

HEX#BDBAC4

RGBrgb(189, 186, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7294, 0.7686

RGB percentages74.1%, 72.9%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(258, 7.8%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258, 5.1%, 76.9%)

CMYK3.6%, 5.1%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,434,116

CSS custom property--colour: #BDBAC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.98:1

Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#42453B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8BBC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9BBC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BCBBBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5.8 Dark grey · ΔE 8.7 Light grey · ΔE 10.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 11.6 Thistle · ΔE 12 Gainsboro · ΔE 13

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.76, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C1C4BA

Analogous#BABCC4, #C2BAC4

Triadic#C4BDBA, #BAC4BD

Split complementary#C4C2BA, #BCC4BA

Tetradic#C4BABC, #C1C4BA, #BAC4C2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2F1F3

Lighter +10%#D7D5DC

Darker −10%#A39FAC

Darker −20%#888395

Darker −30%#6F6A7B

Darker −40%#565260

More saturated +25%#B7AAD4

Less saturated −25%#BFBFBF

Channel breakdown

R189

G186

B196

Red189 (74.1%)

Green186 (72.9%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue258°

Saturation (HSL)7.81%

Lightness74.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G BA · B C4

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BDbAc4 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,186.81 g/mol
6 atoms

BDbAc4 has a molar mass of 1,186.81 g/mol, made up of 6 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 1 × Db, 4 × Ac.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,186.81 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.9707444 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.0742248 × 10^20

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

B0.9%

Db22.6%

Ac76.5%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.911%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 22.582%

Actinium (Ac × 4)908 g/mol, 76.508%

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