Recognised as Colour

#B4C8C6

#B4C8C6
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Silver

#B4C8C6 is a cyan with RGB values 180, 200, 198 and HSL 174°, 15%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B4C8C6#B4C8C6

HEX#B4C8C6

RGBrgb(180, 200, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.7843, 0.7765

RGB percentages70.6%, 78.4%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(174, 15.4%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(174, 10%, 78.4%)

CMYK10%, 0%, 1%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,847,878

CSS custom property--colour: #B4C8C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.02:1

Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#4B3739

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6C6C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1C3C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Tritanopia#AFC9C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 7.4 Light grey · ΔE 9.1 Gainsboro · ΔE 11.3 Light blue · ΔE 11.8 Powder blue · ΔE 11.9 Dark grey · ΔE 12.2

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 7.4, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C8B4B6

Analogous#B4C8BC, #B4C0C8

Triadic#C6B4C8, #C8C6B4

Split complementary#C8B4C0, #C8BCB4

Tetradic#BCB4C8, #C8B4B6, #C0C8B4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFF3F3

Lighter +10%#D1DEDC

Darker −10%#97B2B0

Darker −20%#799D99

Darker −30%#60837F

Darker −40%#4A6663

More saturated +25%#A4D8D3

Less saturated −25%#BEBEBE

Channel breakdown

R180

G200

B198

Red180 (70.6%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue174°

Saturation (HSL)15.38%

Lightness74.51%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B4 · G C8 · B C6

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B4C8C6 (chemical formula)

Formula
211.394 g/mol
18 atoms

B4C8C6 has a molar mass of 211.394 g/mol, made up of 18 atoms across 2 elements: 4 × B, 14 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass211.394 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule18

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.51028 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.8487756 × 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

B20.5%

C79.5%

Boron (B × 4)43.24 g/mol, 20.455%

Carbon (C × 14)168.154 g/mol, 79.545%

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