Recognised as Colour
#B8C8C4
- #B8C8C4
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#B8C8C4 is a cyan with RGB values 184, 200, 196 and HSL 165°, 13%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#B8C8C4#B8C8C4
HEX#B8C8C4
RGBrgb(184, 200, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7843, 0.7686
RGB percentages72.2%, 78.4%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(165, 12.7%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165, 8%, 78.4%)
CMYK8%, 0%, 2%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,110,020
CSS custom property--colour: #B8C8C4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.1:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#47373B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C8B8BC
Analogous#B8C8BC, #B8C4C8
Triadic#C4B8C8, #C8C4B8
Split complementary#C8B8C4, #C8BCB8
Tetradic#BCB8C8, #C8B8BC, #C4C8B8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G200
B196
Red184 (72.2%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue165°
Saturation (HSL)12.7%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B8 · G C8 · B C4
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B8C8C4 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 230.612 g/mol
- 20 atoms
B8C8C4 has a molar mass of 230.612 g/mol, made up of 20 atoms across 2 elements: 8 × B, 12 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass230.612 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule20
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule3.8294024 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram2.6113735 × 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
B37.5%
C62.5%
Boron (B × 8)86.48 g/mol, 37.5%
Carbon (C × 12)144.132 g/mol, 62.5%
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