Recognised as Colour

#BAC5C7

#BAC5C7
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BAC5C7 is a cyan with RGB values 186, 197, 199 and HSL 189°, 10%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BAC5C7#BAC5C7

HEX#BAC5C7

RGBrgb(186, 197, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7725, 0.7804

RGB percentages72.9%, 77.3%, 78%

HSLhsl(189.2, 10.4%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189.2, 6.5%, 78%)

CMYK6.5%, 1%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,240,327

CSS custom property--colour: #BAC5C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.9:1

Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#453A38

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3C4C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1C2C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#B7C6C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 4.2 Light grey · ΔE 7.1 Gainsboro · ΔE 9.9 Dark grey · ΔE 10.4 Light blue · ΔE 12.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 13.1

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 4.22, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C7BCBA

Analogous#BAC7C3, #BABFC7

Triadic#C7BAC5, #C5C7BA

Split complementary#C7BABF, #C7C3BA

Tetradic#C3BAC7, #C7BCBA, #BFC7BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2F4F5

Lighter +10%#D6DDDE

Darker −10%#9EADB0

Darker −20%#829699

Darker −30%#687C80

Darker −40%#516164

More saturated +25%#AAD0D7

Less saturated −25%#C1C1C1

Channel breakdown

R186

G197

B199

Red186 (72.9%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue189.23°

Saturation (HSL)10.4%

Lightness75.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G C5 · B C7

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BaC5C7 (chemical formula)

Formula
281.462 g/mol
13 atoms

BaC5C7 has a molar mass of 281.462 g/mol, made up of 13 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × Ba, 12 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass281.462 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule13

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.6737865 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.1395928 × 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

Ba48.8%

C51.2%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 48.792%

Carbon (C × 12)144.132 g/mol, 51.208%

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