Recognised as Colour

#B9CEC2

#B9CEC2
Green
Light
Nearest: Silver

#B9CEC2 is a green with RGB values 185, 206, 194 and HSL 146°, 18%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B9CEC2#B9CEC2

HEX#B9CEC2

RGBrgb(185, 206, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8078, 0.7608

RGB percentages72.5%, 80.8%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(145.7, 17.6%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(145.7, 10.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK10.2%, 0%, 5.8%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,177,090

CSS custom property--colour: #B9CEC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.67:1

Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9

Inverted#46313D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CDCBC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C9C8C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B6CECAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 10.5 Light grey · ΔE 10.7 Gainsboro · ΔE 12.1 Powder blue · ΔE 13.5 Light blue · ΔE 15.4 Dark grey · ΔE 15.4

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 10.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CEB9C5

Analogous#BBCEB9, #B9CECC

Triadic#C2B9CE, #CEC2B9

Split complementary#CCB9CE, #CEB9BB

Tetradic#B9BBCE, #CEB9C5, #CECCB9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F5F8F6

Lighter +10%#D7E3DC

Darker −10%#9BB9A8

Darker −20%#7DA48E

Darker −30%#628C74

Darker −40%#4D6E5B

More saturated +25%#AADDC0

Less saturated −25%#C3C3C3

Channel breakdown

R185

G206

B194

Red185 (72.5%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue145.71°

Saturation (HSL)17.65%

Lightness76.67%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B9 · G CE · B C2

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B9CeC2 (chemical formula)

Formula
261.432 g/mol
12 atoms

B9CeC2 has a molar mass of 261.432 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 9 × B, 1 × Ce, 2 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass261.432 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.3411805 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.3035209 × 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

B37.2%

Ce53.6%

C9.2%

Boron (B × 9)97.29 g/mol, 37.214%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 53.597%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 9.189%

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