Recognised as Colour

#B9C7C4

#B9C7C4
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Silver

#B9C7C4 is a cyan with RGB values 185, 199, 196 and HSL 167°, 11%, 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

#B9C7C4#B9C7C4

HEX#B9C7C4

RGBrgb(185, 199, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7804, 0.7686

RGB percentages72.5%, 78%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(167.1, 11.1%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(167.1, 7%, 78%)

CMYK7%, 0%, 1.5%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,175,300

CSS custom property--colour: #B9C7C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55147WCAG 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 12.03:1

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

Contrast with black12.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#46383B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6C5C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C3C3C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B6C8C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.5 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 text12.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5.5 Light grey · ΔE 7.6 Gainsboro · ΔE 10.2 Dark grey · ΔE 11.2 Light blue · ΔE 13.5 Powder blue · ΔE 13.7

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.53, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C7B9BC

Analogous#B9C7BD, #B9C3C7

Triadic#C4B9C7, #C7C4B9

Split complementary#C7B9C3, #C7BDB9

Tetradic#BDB9C7, #C7B9BC, #C3C7B9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2F4F4

Lighter +10%#D5DEDC

Darker −10%#9DB0AC

Darker −20%#809A94

Darker −30%#67807B

Darker −40%#506460

More saturated +25%#A9D7CD

Less saturated −25%#C0C0C0

Channel breakdown

R185

G199

B196

Red185 (72.5%)

Green199 (78%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue167.14°

Saturation (HSL)11.11%

Lightness75.29%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B9 · G C7 · B C4

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B9C7C4 (chemical formula)

Formula
229.411 g/mol
20 atoms

B9C7C4 has a molar mass of 229.411 g/mol, made up of 20 atoms across 2 elements: 9 × B, 11 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass229.411 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule20

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.8094593 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.6250445 × 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

B42.4%

C57.6%

Boron (B × 9)97.29 g/mol, 42.409%

Carbon (C × 11)132.121 g/mol, 57.591%

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