Recognised as Colour

#B9CBCA

#B9CBCA
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Silver

#B9CBCA is a cyan with RGB values 185, 203, 202 and HSL 177°, 15%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B9CBCA#B9CBCA

HEX#B9CBCA

RGBrgb(185, 203, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7961, 0.7922

RGB percentages72.5%, 79.6%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(176.7, 14.8%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(176.7, 8.9%, 79.6%)

CMYK8.9%, 0%, 0.5%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,176,330

CSS custom property--colour: #B9CBCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.46:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#463435

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C9C9CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C5C6CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B4CCCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 7 Light grey · ΔE 7.7 Gainsboro · ΔE 9.8 Light blue · ΔE 11.5 Powder blue · ΔE 11.7 Dark grey · ΔE 12.9

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 6.99, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBB9BA

Analogous#B9CBC1, #B9C3CB

Triadic#CAB9CB, #CBCAB9

Split complementary#CBB9C3, #CBC1B9

Tetradic#C1B9CB, #CBB9BA, #C3CBB9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4F6F6

Lighter +10%#D6E1E0

Darker −10%#9CB5B4

Darker −20%#7EA09E

Darker −30%#648785

Darker −40%#4E6A68

More saturated +25%#AADAD8

Less saturated −25%#C2C2C2

Channel breakdown

R185

G203

B202

Red185 (72.5%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue176.67°

Saturation (HSL)14.75%

Lightness76.08%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B9 · G CB · B CA

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B9CBCa (chemical formula)

Formula
160.189 g/mol
12 atoms

B9CBCa has a molar mass of 160.189 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 10 × B, 1 × C, 1 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass160.189 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.6600009 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.7593972 × 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

B67.5%

C7.5%

Ca25%

Boron (B × 10)108.1 g/mol, 67.483%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 7.498%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 25.019%

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