Recognised as Colour

#B4CBCD

#B4CBCD
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Silver

#B4CBCD is a cyan with RGB values 180, 203, 205 and HSL 185°, 20%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B4CBCD#B4CBCD

HEX#B4CBCD

RGBrgb(180, 203, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.7961, 0.8039

RGB percentages70.6%, 79.6%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(184.8, 20%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(184.8, 12.2%, 80.4%)

CMYK12.2%, 1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,848,653

CSS custom property--colour: #B4CBCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.36:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#4B3432

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7C9CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2C5CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Tritanopia#ADCDCCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 8.5 Light grey · ΔE 9.3 Light blue · ΔE 9.4 Powder blue · ΔE 10.1 Gainsboro · ΔE 11.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 13.2

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 8.5, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDB6B4

Analogous#B4CDC3, #B4BECD

Triadic#CDB4CB, #CBCDB4

Split complementary#CDB4BE, #CDC3B4

Tetradic#C3B4CD, #CDB6B4, #BECDB4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1F5F6

Lighter +10%#D3E0E1

Darker −10%#95B6B9

Darker −20%#77A1A4

Darker −30%#5D878B

Darker −40%#486A6D

More saturated +25%#A4D8DD

Less saturated −25%#C1C1C1

Channel breakdown

R180

G203

B205

Red180 (70.6%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue184.8°

Saturation (HSL)20%

Lightness75.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G CB · B CD

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B4CBCd (chemical formula)

Formula
178.471 g/mol
7 atoms

B4CBCd has a molar mass of 178.471 g/mol, made up of 7 atoms across 3 elements: 5 × B, 1 × C, 1 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass178.471 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule7

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.9635807 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.3742965 × 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

B30.3%

C6.7%

Cd63%

Boron (B × 5)54.05 g/mol, 30.285%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 6.73%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 62.985%

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