Recognised as Colour

#B4C9CC

#B4C9CC
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Silver

#B4C9CC is a cyan with RGB values 180, 201, 204 and HSL 188°, 19%, 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

#B4C9CC#B4C9CC

HEX#B4C9CC

RGBrgb(180, 201, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.7882, 0.8

RGB percentages70.6%, 78.8%, 80%

HSLhsl(187.5, 19%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.5, 11.8%, 80%)

CMYK11.8%, 1.5%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,848,140

CSS custom property--colour: #B4C9CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.3 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#4B3633

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C5C7CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1C4CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Tritanopia#ADCBCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 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 7.8 Light grey · ΔE 9.1 Light blue · ΔE 9.8 Powder blue · ΔE 10.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 11.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 12.5

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 7.78, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CCB7B4

Analogous#B4CCC3, #B4BDCC

Triadic#CCB4C9, #C9CCB4

Split complementary#CCB4BD, #CCC3B4

Tetradic#C3B4CC, #CCB7B4, #BDCCB4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1F5F5

Lighter +10%#D2DFE1

Darker −10%#96B3B7

Darker −20%#779DA3

Darker −30%#5E848A

Darker −40%#49676B

More saturated +25%#A4D5DC

Less saturated −25%#C0C0C0

Channel breakdown

R180

G201

B204

Red180 (70.6%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue187.5°

Saturation (HSL)19.05%

Lightness75.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G C9 · B CC

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B4C9CC (chemical formula)

Formula
175.361 g/mol
15 atoms

B4C9CC has a molar mass of 175.361 g/mol, made up of 15 atoms across 2 elements: 4 × B, 11 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass175.361 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule15

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.9119379 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.4341392 × 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

B24.7%

C75.3%

Boron (B × 4)43.24 g/mol, 24.658%

Carbon (C × 11)132.121 g/mol, 75.342%

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