Recognised as Colour

#BFB6BC

#BFB6BC
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Silver

#BFB6BC is a grey with RGB values 191, 182, 188 and HSL 320°, 7%, 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

#BFB6BC#BFB6BC

HEX#BFB6BC

RGBrgb(191, 182, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7137, 0.7373

RGB percentages74.9%, 71.4%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(320, 6.6%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(320, 4.7%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 4.7%, 1.6%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,564,156

CSS custom property--colour: #BFB6BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.63:1

Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#404943

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6B8BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8B9BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C0B6B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5.4 Dark grey · ΔE 7.4 Light grey · ΔE 10.7 Thistle · ΔE 12.7 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 14.8

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.43, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B6BFB9

Analogous#BEB6BF, #BFB6B8

Triadic#BCBFB6, #B6BCBF

Split complementary#B8BFB6, #B6BFBE

Tetradic#BFBEB6, #B6BFB9, #B6B8BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFECEE

Lighter +10%#D7D1D5

Darker −10%#A79BA3

Darker −20%#8F808A

Darker −30%#756770

Darker −40%#5A4F56

More saturated +25%#D0A5C2

Less saturated −25%#BBBBBB

Channel breakdown

R191

G182

B188

Red191 (74.9%)

Green182 (71.4%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue320°

Saturation (HSL)6.57%

Lightness73.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G B6 · B BC

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BFB6BC (chemical formula)

Formula
117.489 g/mol
10 atoms

BFB6BC has a molar mass of 117.489 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 3 elements: 8 × B, 1 × F, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass117.489 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.9509507 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram5.125706 × 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

B73.6%

F16.2%

C10.2%

Boron (B × 8)86.48 g/mol, 73.607%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 16.17%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 10.223%

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