Recognised as Colour

#B1C3C2

#B1C3C2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Silver

#B1C3C2 is a cyan with RGB values 177, 195, 194 and HSL 177°, 13%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B1C3C2#B1C3C2

HEX#B1C3C2

RGBrgb(177, 195, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.7647, 0.7608

RGB percentages69.4%, 76.5%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(176.7, 13%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(176.7, 9.2%, 76.5%)

CMYK9.2%, 0%, 0.5%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,649,986

CSS custom property--colour: #B1C3C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.45:1

Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#4E3C3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1C1C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDBEC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Tritanopia#ACC4C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 6.5 Light grey · ΔE 9.6 Dark grey · ΔE 10.5 Gainsboro · ΔE 12.2 Light blue · ΔE 12.6 Powder blue · ΔE 13.3

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 6.52, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C3B1B2

Analogous#B1C3B9, #B1BBC3

Triadic#C2B1C3, #C3C2B1

Split complementary#C3B1BB, #C3B9B1

Tetradic#B9B1C3, #C3B1B2, #BBC3B1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EBEFEF

Lighter +10%#CED9D9

Darker −10%#94ADAB

Darker −20%#779795

Darker −30%#5F7C7A

Darker −40%#495F5E

More saturated +25%#A0D4D1

Less saturated −25%#BABABA

Channel breakdown

R177

G195

B194

Red177 (69.4%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue176.67°

Saturation (HSL)13.04%

Lightness72.94%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B1 · G C3 · B C2

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B1C3C2 (chemical formula)

Formula
70.865 g/mol
6 atoms

B1C3C2 has a molar mass of 70.865 g/mol, made up of 6 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 5 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass70.865 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.176741 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram8.4980467 × 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

B15.3%

C84.7%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 15.254%

Carbon (C × 5)60.055 g/mol, 84.746%

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