Recognised as Colour

#B6C8BA

#B6C8BA
Green
Light
Nearest: Silver

#B6C8BA is a green with RGB values 182, 200, 186 and HSL 133°, 14%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B6C8BA#B6C8BA

HEX#B6C8BA

RGBrgb(182, 200, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7843, 0.7294

RGB percentages71.4%, 78.4%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(133.3, 14.1%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(133.3, 9%, 78.4%)

CMYK9%, 0%, 7%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,978,938

CSS custom property--colour: #B6C8BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.96:1

Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#493745

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8C5B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C5C3BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B4C7C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 10.1 Light grey · ΔE 11.5 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.4 Dark grey · ΔE 14 Powder blue · ΔE 15.7 Light blue · ΔE 17.2

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 10.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C8B6C4

Analogous#BBC8B6, #B6C8C3

Triadic#BAB6C8, #C8BAB6

Split complementary#C3B6C8, #C8B6BB

Tetradic#B6BBC8, #C8B6C4, #C8C3B6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F0F4F1

Lighter +10%#D3DED5

Darker −10%#99B29F

Darker −20%#7C9C83

Darker −30%#62836A

Darker −40%#4C6652

More saturated +25%#A6D8B1

Less saturated −25%#BFBFBF

Channel breakdown

R182

G200

B186

Red182 (71.4%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue133.33°

Saturation (HSL)14.06%

Lightness74.9%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B6 · G C8 · B BA

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B6C8Ba (chemical formula)

Formula
298.278 g/mol
15 atoms

B6C8Ba has a molar mass of 298.278 g/mol, made up of 15 atoms across 3 elements: 6 × B, 8 × C, 1 × Ba.

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Molar mass

Molar mass298.278 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule15

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.9530227 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.0189691 × 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

B21.7%

C32.2%

Ba46%

Boron (B × 6)64.86 g/mol, 21.745%

Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 32.214%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 46.041%

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