Recognised as Colour

#B6C1C2

#B6C1C2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Silver

#B6C1C2 is a cyan with RGB values 182, 193, 194 and HSL 185°, 9%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B6C1C2#B6C1C2

HEX#B6C1C2

RGBrgb(182, 193, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7569, 0.7608

RGB percentages71.4%, 75.7%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(185, 9%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185, 6.2%, 76.1%)

CMYK6.2%, 0.5%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,977,154

CSS custom property--colour: #B6C1C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.4:1

Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#493E3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFC0C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDBEC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#B3C2C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 4 Light grey · ΔE 8.3 Dark grey · ΔE 9 Gainsboro · ΔE 11.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 13.6 Light blue · ΔE 13.8

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 4.03, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C2B7B6

Analogous#B6C2BD, #B6BBC2

Triadic#C2B6C1, #C1C2B6

Split complementary#C2B6BB, #C2BDB6

Tetradic#BDB6C2, #C2B7B6, #BBC2B6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EEF0F0

Lighter +10%#D2D9D9

Darker −10%#9AA9AB

Darker −20%#7E9294

Darker −30%#667879

Darker −40%#4E5C5E

More saturated +25%#A5CFD3

Less saturated −25%#BCBCBC

Channel breakdown

R182

G193

B194

Red182 (71.4%)

Green193 (75.7%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue185°

Saturation (HSL)8.96%

Lightness73.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B6 · G C1 · B C2

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B6C1C2 (chemical formula)

Formula
100.893 g/mol
9 atoms

B6C1C2 has a molar mass of 100.893 g/mol, made up of 9 atoms across 2 elements: 6 × B, 3 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass100.893 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.6753677 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram5.968839 × 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

B64.3%

C35.7%

Boron (B × 6)64.86 g/mol, 64.286%

Carbon (C × 3)36.033 g/mol, 35.714%

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