Recognised as Colour

#B5C7BF

#B5C7BF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Silver

#B5C7BF is a cyan with RGB values 181, 199, 191 and HSL 153°, 14%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B5C7BF#B5C7BF

HEX#B5C7BF

RGBrgb(181, 199, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.7804, 0.749

RGB percentages71%, 78%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(153.3, 13.8%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(153.3, 9%, 78%)

CMYK9%, 0%, 4%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,913,151

CSS custom property--colour: #B5C7BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.89:1

Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#4A3840

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6C4BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2C2BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B2C7C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 7.9 Light grey · ΔE 9.8 Gainsboro · ΔE 12 Dark grey · ΔE 12.3 Powder blue · ΔE 14 Light blue · ΔE 14.7

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 7.95, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C7B5BD

Analogous#B5C7B6, #B5C6C7

Triadic#BFB5C7, #C7BFB5

Split complementary#C7B5C6, #C7B6B5

Tetradic#B6B5C7, #C7B5BD, #C6C7B5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFF3F1

Lighter +10%#D2DDD8

Darker −10%#98B1A6

Darker −20%#7B9B8D

Darker −30%#628173

Darker −40%#4C6459

More saturated +25%#A5D7C1

Less saturated −25%#BEBEBE

Channel breakdown

R181

G199

B191

Red181 (71%)

Green199 (78%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue153.33°

Saturation (HSL)13.85%

Lightness74.51%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B5 · G C7 · B BF

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B5C7BF (chemical formula)

Formula
167.935 g/mol
14 atoms

B5C7BF has a molar mass of 167.935 g/mol, made up of 14 atoms across 3 elements: 6 × B, 7 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass167.935 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule14

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.7886263 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.585995 × 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

B38.6%

C50.1%

F11.3%

Boron (B × 6)64.86 g/mol, 38.622%

Carbon (C × 7)84.077 g/mol, 50.065%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 11.313%

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