Recognised as Colour

#BFBBC1

#BFBBC1
Grey
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BFBBC1 is a grey with RGB values 191, 187, 193 and HSL 280°, 5%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BFBBC1#BFBBC1

HEX#BFBBC1

RGBrgb(191, 187, 193)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7333, 0.7569

RGB percentages74.9%, 73.3%, 75.7%

HSLhsl(280, 4.6%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280, 3.1%, 75.7%)

CMYK1%, 3.1%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,565,441

CSS custom property--colour: #BFBBC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.09:1

Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#40443E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BABCC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBBCC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BFBCBDno 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 text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 3.8 Dark grey · ΔE 8 Light grey · ΔE 8.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 11.9 Thistle · ΔE 13.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 13.4

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 3.81, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BDC1BB

Analogous#BCBBC1, #C1BBC0

Triadic#C1BFBB, #BBC1BF

Split complementary#C0C1BB, #BBC1BC

Tetradic#C1BCBB, #BDC1BB, #BBC0C1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1F0F2

Lighter +10%#D8D6D9

Darker −10%#A6A0A9

Darker −20%#8D8690

Darker −30%#736C77

Darker −40%#59545C

More saturated +25%#C4ABD1

Less saturated −25%#BEBEBE

Channel breakdown

R191

G187

B193

Red191 (74.9%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue193 (75.7%)

Hue280°

Saturation (HSL)4.62%

Lightness74.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G BB · B C1

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BFBBC1 (chemical formula)

Formula
63.439 g/mol
5 atoms

BFBBC1 has a molar mass of 63.439 g/mol, made up of 5 atoms across 3 elements: 3 × B, 1 × F, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass63.439 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule5

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.0534294 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram9.4928053 × 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

B51.1%

F29.9%

C18.9%

Boron (B × 3)32.43 g/mol, 51.12%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 29.947%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 18.933%

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