Recognised as Colour

#B8C8BA

#B8C8BA
Green
Light
Nearest: Silver

#B8C8BA is a green with RGB values 184, 200, 186 and HSL 127°, 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

#B8C8BA#B8C8BA

HEX#B8C8BA

RGBrgb(184, 200, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7843, 0.7294

RGB percentages72.2%, 78.4%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(127.5, 12.7%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(127.5, 8%, 78.4%)

CMYK8%, 0%, 7%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,110,010

CSS custom property--colour: #B8C8BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.01:1

Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#473745

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8C5B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#C5C3BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B6C7C4no 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 text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 9.7 Light grey · ΔE 11 Gainsboro · ΔE 12.9 Dark grey · ΔE 13.7 Powder blue · ΔE 16.1 Light blue · ΔE 17.5

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 9.67, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C8B8C6

Analogous#BEC8B8, #B8C8C2

Triadic#BAB8C8, #C8BAB8

Split complementary#C2B8C8, #C8B8BE

Tetradic#B8BEC8, #C8B8C6, #C8C2B8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1F5F2

Lighter +10%#D5DED6

Darker −10%#9BB29E

Darker −20%#7F9B82

Darker −30%#658269

Darker −40%#4F6551

More saturated +25%#A8D8AE

Less saturated −25%#C0C0C0

Channel breakdown

R184

G200

B186

Red184 (72.2%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue127.5°

Saturation (HSL)12.7%

Lightness75.29%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B8 · G C8 · B BA

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B8C8Ba (chemical formula)

Formula
319.898 g/mol
17 atoms

B8C8Ba has a molar mass of 319.898 g/mol, made up of 17 atoms across 3 elements: 8 × B, 8 × C, 1 × Ba.

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Molar mass

Molar mass319.898 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule17

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.3120313 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.882519 × 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

B27%

C30%

Ba42.9%

Boron (B × 8)86.48 g/mol, 27.034%

Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 30.037%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 42.929%

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