Recognised as Colour

#B5C2C3

#B5C2C3
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Silver

#B5C2C3 is a cyan with RGB values 181, 194, 195 and HSL 184°, 10%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B5C2C3#B5C2C3

HEX#B5C2C3

RGBrgb(181, 194, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.7608, 0.7647

RGB percentages71%, 76.1%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(184.3, 10.4%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(184.3, 7.2%, 76.5%)

CMYK7.2%, 0.5%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,911,875

CSS custom property--colour: #B5C2C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52347WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.47:1

Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#4A3D3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C0C1C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDBFC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B1C3C2no 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 text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 4.7 Light grey · ΔE 8.5 Dark grey · ΔE 9.5 Gainsboro · ΔE 11.3 Light blue · ΔE 13.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 13.5

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 4.72, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C3B6B5

Analogous#B5C3BD, #B5BBC3

Triadic#C3B5C2, #C2C3B5

Split complementary#C3B5BB, #C3BDB5

Tetradic#BDB5C3, #C3B6B5, #BBC3B5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDF0F1

Lighter +10%#D1D9DA

Darker −10%#99ABAC

Darker −20%#7D9495

Darker −30%#64797B

Darker −40%#4D5E5F

More saturated +25%#A4D0D4

Less saturated −25%#BCBCBC

Channel breakdown

R181

G194

B195

Red181 (71%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue184.29°

Saturation (HSL)10.45%

Lightness73.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B5 · G C2 · B C3

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B5C2C3 (chemical formula)

Formula
114.105 g/mol
10 atoms

B5C2C3 has a molar mass of 114.105 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 2 elements: 5 × B, 5 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass114.105 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.8947581 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram5.2777186 × 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

B47.4%

C52.6%

Boron (B × 5)54.05 g/mol, 47.369%

Carbon (C × 5)60.055 g/mol, 52.631%

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