Recognised as Colour

#B7C8C1

#B7C8C1
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Silver

#B7C8C1 is a cyan with RGB values 183, 200, 193 and HSL 155°, 13%, 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

#B7C8C1#B7C8C1

HEX#B7C8C1

RGBrgb(183, 200, 193)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.7843, 0.7569

RGB percentages71.8%, 78.4%, 75.7%

HSLhsl(155.3, 13.4%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(155.3, 8.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK8.5%, 0%, 3.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,044,481

CSS custom property--colour: #B7C8C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.05:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#48373E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7C5C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#C4C3C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B4C8C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 7.4 Light grey · ΔE 9.1 Gainsboro · ΔE 11.3 Dark grey · ΔE 12.3 Powder blue · ΔE 13.7 Light blue · ΔE 14.3

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 7.42, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C8B7BE

Analogous#B7C8B9, #B7C7C8

Triadic#C1B7C8, #C8C1B7

Split complementary#C8B7C7, #C8B9B7

Tetradic#B9B7C8, #C8B7BE, #C7C8B7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1F4F3

Lighter +10%#D4DEDA

Darker −10%#9AB2A8

Darker −20%#7D9C8F

Darker −30%#648276

Darker −40%#4E655C

More saturated +25%#A7D8C4

Less saturated −25%#C0C0C0

Channel breakdown

R183

G200

B193

Red183 (71.8%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue193 (75.7%)

Hue155.29°

Saturation (HSL)13.39%

Lightness75.1%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B7 · G C8 · B C1

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B7C8C1 (chemical formula)

Formula
183.769 g/mol
16 atoms

B7C8C1 has a molar mass of 183.769 g/mol, made up of 16 atoms across 2 elements: 7 × B, 9 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass183.769 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule16

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.051556 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.2770167 × 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

B41.2%

C58.8%

Boron (B × 7)75.67 g/mol, 41.177%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 58.823%

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