Recognised as Colour

#BEB7B6

#BEB7B6
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Silver

#BEB7B6 is a grey with RGB values 190, 183, 182 and HSL 7°, 6%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BEB7B6#BEB7B6

HEX#BEB7B6

RGBrgb(190, 183, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7176, 0.7137

RGB percentages74.5%, 71.8%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(7.5, 5.8%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(7.5, 4.2%, 74.5%)

CMYK0%, 3.7%, 4.2%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,498,870

CSS custom property--colour: #BEB7B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.64:1

Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#414849

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8B8B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#BAB9B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C0B6B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 3.8 Dark grey · ΔE 6.3 Light grey · ΔE 10 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.1 Thistle · ΔE 16.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 17.3

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 3.84, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B6BDBE

Analogous#BEB6B9, #BEBBB6

Triadic#B6BEB7, #B7B6BE

Split complementary#B6BEBB, #B6B9BE

Tetradic#B9BEB6, #B6BDBE, #BBB6BE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EEECEC

Lighter +10%#D6D2D1

Darker −10%#A69C9B

Darker −20%#8E8280

Darker −30%#746967

Darker −40%#59504F

More saturated +25%#CFAAA5

Less saturated −25%#BABABA

Channel breakdown

R190

G183

B182

Red190 (74.5%)

Green183 (71.8%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue7.5°

Saturation (HSL)5.8%

Lightness72.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BE · G B7 · B B6

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BeB7B6 (chemical formula)

Formula
149.5422 g/mol
14 atoms

BeB7B6 has a molar mass of 149.5422 g/mol, made up of 14 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × Be, 13 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass149.5422 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule14

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.4832067 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram4.0270511 × 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

Be6%

B94%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 6.027%

Boron (B × 13)140.53 g/mol, 93.973%

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