Recognised as Colour

#BAC1B8

#BAC1B8
Grey
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BAC1B8 is a grey with RGB values 186, 193, 184 and HSL 107°, 7%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BAC1B8#BAC1B8

HEX#BAC1B8

RGBrgb(186, 193, 184)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7569, 0.7216

RGB percentages72.9%, 75.7%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(106.7, 6.8%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(106.7, 4.7%, 75.7%)

CMYK3.6%, 0%, 4.7%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,239,288

CSS custom property--colour: #BAC1B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.41:1

Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#453E47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2BFB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0BFB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BAC0BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5.5 Light grey · ΔE 9.1 Dark grey · ΔE 9.8 Gainsboro · ΔE 11.8 Powder blue · ΔE 17.7 Light blue · ΔE 17.8

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.52, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BFB8C1

Analogous#BFC1B8, #B8C1BB

Triadic#B8BAC1, #C1B8BA

Split complementary#BBB8C1, #C1B8BF

Tetradic#B8BFC1, #BFB8C1, #C1BBB8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFF1EE

Lighter +10%#D4D9D3

Darker −10%#A0A99D

Darker −20%#859182

Darker −30%#6C7868

Darker −40%#535C51

More saturated +25%#B1D2A7

Less saturated −25%#BDBDBD

Channel breakdown

R186

G193

B184

Red186 (72.9%)

Green193 (75.7%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue106.67°

Saturation (HSL)6.77%

Lightness73.92%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BA · G C1 · B B8

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BaC1B8 (chemical formula)

Formula
235.821 g/mol
10 atoms

BaC1B8 has a molar mass of 235.821 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Ba, 1 × C, 8 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass235.821 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.9158998 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.5536915 × 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

Ba58.2%

C5.1%

B36.7%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 58.235%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 5.093%

Boron (B × 8)86.48 g/mol, 36.672%

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