Recognised as Colour

#B1C4C4

#B1C4C4
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Silver

#B1C4C4 is a cyan with RGB values 177, 196, 196 and HSL 180°, 14%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B1C4C4#B1C4C4

HEX#B1C4C4

RGBrgb(177, 196, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.7686, 0.7686

RGB percentages69.4%, 76.9%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(180, 13.9%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180, 9.7%, 76.9%)

CMYK9.7%, 0%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,650,244

CSS custom property--colour: #B1C4C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.56:1

Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#4E3B3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1C2C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDBFC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Tritanopia#ACC5C4no 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 text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 6.8 Light grey · ΔE 9.6 Dark grey · ΔE 10.9 Light blue · ΔE 11.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 12.1 Powder blue · ΔE 12.7

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 6.81, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C4B1B1

Analogous#B1C4BB, #B1BBC4

Triadic#C4B1C4, #C4C4B1

Split complementary#C4B1BB, #C4BBB1

Tetradic#BBB1C4, #C4B1B1, #BBC4B1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EBF0F0

Lighter +10%#CEDADA

Darker −10%#94AEAE

Darker −20%#779898

Darker −30%#5F7D7D

Darker −40%#496060

More saturated +25%#A0D5D5

Less saturated −25%#BBBBBB

Channel breakdown

R177

G196

B196

Red177 (69.4%)

Green196 (76.9%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue180°

Saturation (HSL)13.87%

Lightness73.14%

Dominant channelGreen and Blue

Hex per channelR B1 · G C4 · B C4

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B1C4C4 (chemical formula)

Formula
106.898 g/mol
9 atoms

B1C4C4 has a molar mass of 106.898 g/mol, made up of 9 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 8 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass106.898 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.7750831 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram5.6335392 × 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

B10.1%

C89.9%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 10.112%

Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 89.888%

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