Recognised as Colour

#B3CDB4

#B3CDB4
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#B3CDB4 is a green with RGB values 179, 205, 180 and HSL 122°, 21%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#B3CDB4#B3CDB4

HEX#B3CDB4

RGBrgb(179, 205, 180)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.8039, 0.7059

RGB percentages70.2%, 80.4%, 70.6%

HSLhsl(122.3, 20.6%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(122.3, 12.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK12.7%, 0%, 12.2%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,783,604

CSS custom property--colour: #B3CDB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56542WCAG 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 12.31:1

Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#4C324B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CEC8B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#C9C5B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B1CBC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.5 Silver · ΔE 16.6 Light grey · ΔE 17.1 Gainsboro · ΔE 18.3 Powder blue · ΔE 18.6 Beige · ΔE 18.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 15.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDB3CC

Analogous#BFCDB3, #B3CDC1

Triadic#B4B3CD, #CDB4B3

Split complementary#C1B3CD, #CDB3BF

Tetradic#B3BFCD, #CDB3CC, #CDC1B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1F5F1

Lighter +10%#D2E1D2

Darker −10%#94B996

Darker −20%#75A577

Darker −30%#5C8B5E

Darker −40%#476D49

More saturated +25%#A3DDA5

Less saturated −25%#C0C0C0

Channel breakdown

R179

G205

B180

Red179 (70.2%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue180 (70.6%)

Hue122.31°

Saturation (HSL)20.63%

Lightness75.29%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B3 · G CD · B B4

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Harmonies

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B3CdB4 (chemical formula)

Formula
188.08 g/mol
8 atoms

B3CdB4 has a molar mass of 188.08 g/mol, made up of 8 atoms across 2 elements: 7 × B, 1 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass188.08 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule8

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.1231419 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.2019038 × 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

B40.2%

Cd59.8%

Boron (B × 7)75.67 g/mol, 40.233%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 59.767%

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