Recognised as Colour

#C3BBB9

#C3BBB9
Grey
Light
Nearest: Silver

#C3BBB9 is a grey with RGB values 195, 187, 185 and HSL 12°, 8%, 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

#C3BBB9#C3BBB9

HEX#C3BBB9

RGBrgb(195, 187, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.7333, 0.7255

RGB percentages76.5%, 73.3%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(12, 7.7%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12, 5.1%, 76.5%)

CMYK0%, 4.1%, 5.1%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,827,577

CSS custom property--colour: #C3BBB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.13:1

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

Contrast with black11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#3C4446

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDBCB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEBDB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C5BABAno 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 text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 3.4 Dark grey · ΔE 7.9 Light grey · ΔE 8.7 Gainsboro · ΔE 11.7 Thistle · ΔE 16 Misty rose · ΔE 17.6

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 3.41, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B9C1C3

Analogous#C3B9BC, #C3C0B9

Triadic#B9C3BB, #BBB9C3

Split complementary#B9C3C0, #B9BCC3

Tetradic#BCC3B9, #B9C1C3, #C0B9C3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2F0F0

Lighter +10%#DBD6D4

Darker −10%#ABA09E

Darker −20%#948682

Darker −30%#7A6C69

Darker −40%#5F5451

More saturated +25%#D3B1A9

Less saturated −25%#BEBEBE

Channel breakdown

R195

G187

B185

Red195 (76.5%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue12°

Saturation (HSL)7.69%

Lightness74.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C3 · G BB · B B9

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C3BBB9 (chemical formula)

Formula
154.943 g/mol
14 atoms

C3BBB9 has a molar mass of 154.943 g/mol, made up of 14 atoms across 2 elements: 3 × C, 11 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass154.943 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule14

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.572889 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.8866814 × 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

C23.3%

B76.7%

Carbon (C × 3)36.033 g/mol, 23.256%

Boron (B × 11)118.91 g/mol, 76.744%

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