Recognised as Colour

#B7CACC

#B7CACC
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Silver

#B7CACC is a cyan with RGB values 183, 202, 204 and HSL 186°, 17%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B7CACC#B7CACC

HEX#B7CACC

RGBrgb(183, 202, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.7922, 0.8

RGB percentages71.8%, 79.2%, 80%

HSLhsl(185.7, 17.1%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.7, 10.3%, 80%)

CMYK10.3%, 1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,045,004

CSS custom property--colour: #B7CACC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56668WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.33:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#483533

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7C8CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C3C5CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B1CCCBno 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 text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 7.2 Light grey · ΔE 8.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 10.3 Light blue · ΔE 10.3 Powder blue · ΔE 11.2 Dark grey · ΔE 12.7

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 7.18, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CCB9B7

Analogous#B7CCC3, #B7BFCC

Triadic#CCB7CA, #CACCB7

Split complementary#CCB7BF, #CCC4B7

Tetradic#C4B7CC, #CCB9B7, #BFCCB7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3F6F6

Lighter +10%#D5E0E1

Darker −10%#99B4B7

Darker −20%#7B9EA2

Darker −30%#618589

Darker −40%#4C686B

More saturated +25%#A8D6DB

Less saturated −25%#C2C2C2

Channel breakdown

R183

G202

B204

Red183 (71.8%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue185.71°

Saturation (HSL)17.07%

Lightness75.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G CA · B CC

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Also reads as

B7CaCC (chemical formula)

Formula
139.77 g/mol
10 atoms

B7CaCC has a molar mass of 139.77 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 3 elements: 7 × B, 1 × Ca, 2 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass139.77 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.3209355 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram4.3086075 × 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

B54.1%

Ca28.7%

C17.2%

Boron (B × 7)75.67 g/mol, 54.139%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 28.674%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 17.187%

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