Recognised as Colour

#BAC9C8

#BAC9C8
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BAC9C8 is a cyan with RGB values 186, 201, 200 and HSL 176°, 12%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BAC9C8#BAC9C8

HEX#BAC9C8

RGBrgb(186, 201, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7882, 0.7843

RGB percentages72.9%, 78.8%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(176, 12.2%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(176, 7.5%, 78.8%)

CMYK7.5%, 0%, 0.5%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,241,352

CSS custom property--colour: #BAC9C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.28:1

Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#453637

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7C7C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C4C5C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B6CAC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5.8 Light grey · ΔE 7.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 9.6 Dark grey · ΔE 11.9 Light blue · ΔE 12.3 Powder blue · ΔE 12.8

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.83, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C9BABB

Analogous#BAC9C1, #BAC3C9

Triadic#C8BAC9, #C9C8BA

Split complementary#C9BAC3, #C9C1BA

Tetradic#C1BAC9, #C9BABB, #C3C9BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3F6F6

Lighter +10%#D7DFDF

Darker −10%#9DB3B1

Darker −20%#819C9A

Darker −30%#678381

Darker −40%#506765

More saturated +25%#ABD8D5

Less saturated −25%#C2C2C2

Channel breakdown

R186

G201

B200

Red186 (72.9%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue176°

Saturation (HSL)12.2%

Lightness75.88%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BA · G C9 · B C8

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BaC9C8 (chemical formula)

Formula
341.517 g/mol
18 atoms

BaC9C8 has a molar mass of 341.517 g/mol, made up of 18 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × Ba, 17 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass341.517 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule18

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.6710232 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.7633502 × 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

Ba40.2%

C59.8%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 40.212%

Carbon (C × 17)204.187 g/mol, 59.788%

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