Recognised as Colour

#B8CAB6

#B8CAB6
Green
Light
Nearest: Silver

#B8CAB6 is a green with RGB values 184, 202, 182 and HSL 114°, 16%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B8CAB6#B8CAB6

HEX#B8CAB6

RGBrgb(184, 202, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7922, 0.7137

RGB percentages72.2%, 79.2%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(114, 15.9%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(114, 9.9%, 79.2%)

CMYK8.9%, 0%, 9.9%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,110,518

CSS custom property--colour: #B8CAB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55809WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.16:1

Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#473549

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBC6B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#C8C4B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Tritanopia#B7C9C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 12.8 Light grey · ΔE 13.6 Gainsboro · ΔE 15.1 Dark grey · ΔE 16.3 Powder blue · ΔE 17.8 Beige · ΔE 17.9

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 12.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C8B6CA

Analogous#C2CAB6, #B6CABE

Triadic#B6B8CA, #CAB6B8

Split complementary#BEB6CA, #CAB6C2

Tetradic#B6C2CA, #C8B6CA, #CABEB6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1F5F1

Lighter +10%#D5DFD4

Darker −10%#9BB598

Darker −20%#7F9F7B

Darker −30%#658661

Darker −40%#4F684C

More saturated +25%#ABDAA6

Less saturated −25%#C0C0C0

Channel breakdown

R184

G202

B182

Red184 (72.2%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue114°

Saturation (HSL)15.87%

Lightness75.29%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B8 · G CA · B B6

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Also reads as

B8CaB6 (chemical formula)

Formula
191.418 g/mol
15 atoms

B8CaB6 has a molar mass of 191.418 g/mol, made up of 15 atoms across 2 elements: 14 × B, 1 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass191.418 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule15

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.1785707 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.1460682 × 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

B79.1%

Ca20.9%

Boron (B × 14)151.34 g/mol, 79.063%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 20.937%

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