Recognised as Colour

#B2CAC7

#B2CAC7
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Silver

#B2CAC7 is a cyan with RGB values 178, 202, 199 and HSL 173°, 18%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B2CAC7#B2CAC7

HEX#B2CAC7

RGBrgb(178, 202, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7922, 0.7804

RGB percentages69.8%, 79.2%, 78%

HSLhsl(172.5, 18.5%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(172.5, 11.9%, 79.2%)

CMYK11.9%, 0%, 1.5%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,717,319

CSS custom property--colour: #B2CAC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.17:1

Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#4D3538

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7C7C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2C4C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Tritanopia#ACCBC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 8.9 Light grey · ΔE 10.1 Powder blue · ΔE 10.9 Light blue · ΔE 11.3 Gainsboro · ΔE 12 Dark grey · ΔE 13.5

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 8.93, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CAB2B5

Analogous#B2CABB, #B2C1CA

Triadic#C7B2CA, #CAC7B2

Split complementary#CAB2C1, #CABBB2

Tetradic#BBB2CA, #CAB2B5, #C1CAB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EEF4F3

Lighter +10%#D0DFDD

Darker −10%#94B5B1

Darker −20%#76A09B

Darker −30%#5D8681

Darker −40%#486864

More saturated +25%#A2DAD3

Less saturated −25%#BEBEBE

Channel breakdown

R178

G202

B199

Red178 (69.8%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue172.5°

Saturation (HSL)18.46%

Lightness74.51%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B2 · G CA · B C7

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B2CaC7 (chemical formula)

Formula
145.775 g/mol
10 atoms

B2CaC7 has a molar mass of 145.775 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 1 × Ca, 7 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass145.775 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.4206508 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram4.1311204 × 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

B14.8%

Ca27.5%

C57.7%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 14.831%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 27.493%

Carbon (C × 7)84.077 g/mol, 57.676%

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