Recognised as Colour
#B3C8CD
- #B3C8CD
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#B3C8CD is a cyan with RGB values 179, 200, 205 and HSL 192°, 21%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#B3C8CD#B3C8CD
HEX#B3C8CD
RGBrgb(179, 200, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.7843, 0.8039
RGB percentages70.2%, 78.4%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(191.5, 20.6%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.5, 12.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK12.7%, 2.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,782,349
CSS custom property--colour: #B3C8CD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.06:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#4C3732
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CDB8B3
Analogous#B3CDC5, #B3BBCD
Triadic#CDB3C8, #C8CDB3
Split complementary#CDB3BB, #CDC5B3
Tetradic#C5B3CD, #CDB8B3, #BBCDB3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G200
B205
Red179 (70.2%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue191.54°
Saturation (HSL)20.63%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G C8 · B CD
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Harmonies
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B3C8Cd (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 240.928 g/mol
- 12 atoms
B3C8Cd has a molar mass of 240.928 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 3 × B, 8 × C, 1 × Cd.
Molar mass
Molar mass240.928 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule12
Distinct elements3
Mass of one molecule4.0007036 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram2.4995603 × 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
B13.5%
C39.9%
Cd46.7%
Boron (B × 3)32.43 g/mol, 13.46%
Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 39.882%
Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 46.657%
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