Recognised as Colour

#B3CFCD

#B3CFCD
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#B3CFCD is a cyan with RGB values 179, 207, 205 and HSL 176°, 23%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B3CFCD#B3CFCD

HEX#B3CFCD

RGBrgb(179, 207, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.8118, 0.8039

RGB percentages70.2%, 81.2%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(175.7, 22.6%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(175.7, 13.5%, 81.2%)

CMYK13.5%, 0%, 1%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,784,141

CSS custom property--colour: #B3CFCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.72:1

Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9

Inverted#4C3032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBCCCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6C8CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Tritanopia#ABD1CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 8.9 Light blue · ΔE 9.8 Silver · ΔE 10.5 Light grey · ΔE 10.5 Gainsboro · ΔE 12 Pale turquoise · ΔE 14

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 8.88, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CFB3B5

Analogous#B3CFBF, #B3C3CF

Triadic#CDB3CF, #CFCDB3

Split complementary#CFB3C3, #CFBFB3

Tetradic#BFB3CF, #CFB3B5, #C3CFB3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2F6F6

Lighter +10%#D2E3E2

Darker −10%#94BBB8

Darker −20%#74A8A4

Darker −30%#5A8F8B

Darker −40%#46706D

More saturated +25%#A3DFDA

Less saturated −25%#C1C1C1

Channel breakdown

R179

G207

B205

Red179 (70.2%)

Green207 (81.2%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue175.71°

Saturation (HSL)22.58%

Lightness75.69%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B3 · G CF · B CD

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B3CFCd (chemical formula)

Formula
175.849 g/mol
6 atoms

B3CFCd has a molar mass of 175.849 g/mol, made up of 6 atoms across 4 elements: 3 × B, 1 × C, 1 × F, 1 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass175.849 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6

Distinct elements4

Mass of one molecule2.9200413 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.424609 × 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

B18.4%

C6.8%

F10.8%

Cd63.9%

Boron (B × 3)32.43 g/mol, 18.442%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 6.83%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 10.804%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 63.924%

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