Recognised as Colour

#B9CAAC

#B9CAAC
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#B9CAAC is a green with RGB values 185, 202, 172 and HSL 94°, 22%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#B9CAAC#B9CAAC

HEX#B9CAAC

RGBrgb(185, 202, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7922, 0.6745

RGB percentages72.5%, 79.2%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(94, 22.1%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(94, 14.9%, 79.2%)

CMYK8.4%, 0%, 14.9%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,176,044

CSS custom property--colour: #B9CAAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55534WCAG 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 12.11:1

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

Contrast with black12.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#463553

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CDC5AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#CAC4ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BAC7C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 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 text12.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.4 Silver · ΔE 17.3 Light grey · ΔE 18 Beige · ΔE 18.1 Gainsboro · ΔE 19.2 Antique white · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 15.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BDACCA

Analogous#C8CAAC, #ACCAAE

Triadic#ACB9CA, #CAACB9

Split complementary#AEACCA, #CAACC8

Tetradic#ACC8CA, #BDACCA, #CAAEAC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EEF2EA

Lighter +10%#D3DECB

Darker −10%#9FB68D

Darker −20%#85A26E

Darker −30%#6B8756

Darker −40%#536842

More saturated +25%#B7DB9B

Less saturated −25%#BBBBBB

Channel breakdown

R185

G202

B172

Red185 (72.5%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue94°

Saturation (HSL)22.06%

Lightness73.33%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B9 · G CA · B AC

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B9CaAc (chemical formula)

Formula
364.368 g/mol
11 atoms

B9CaAc has a molar mass of 364.368 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 9 × B, 1 × Ca, 1 × Ac.

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Molar mass

Molar mass364.368 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule6.050473 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.6527633 × 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

B26.7%

Ca11%

Ac62.3%

Boron (B × 9)97.29 g/mol, 26.701%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 10.999%

Actinium (Ac)227 g/mol, 62.3%

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