Recognised as Colour

#BBC5C9

#BBC5C9
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BBC5C9 is a cyan with RGB values 187, 197, 201 and HSL 197°, 11%, 76%. 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

#BBC5C9#BBC5C9

HEX#BBC5C9

RGBrgb(187, 197, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7725, 0.7882

RGB percentages73.3%, 77.3%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(197.1, 11.5%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(197.1, 7%, 78.8%)

CMYK7%, 2%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,305,865

CSS custom property--colour: #BBC5C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.94:1

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

Contrast with black11.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#443A36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3C4C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0C2C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B8C6C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.6 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 text11.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 4.3 Light grey · ΔE 7 Gainsboro · ΔE 9.8 Dark grey · ΔE 10.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 12.1 Light blue · ΔE 12.7

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 4.3, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C9BFBB

Analogous#BBC9C6, #BBBEC9

Triadic#C9BBC5, #C5C9BB

Split complementary#C9BBBE, #C9C6BB

Tetradic#C6BBC9, #C9BFBB, #BEC9BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4F5F6

Lighter +10%#D7DDE0

Darker −10%#9FADB2

Darker −20%#82959C

Darker −30%#687B83

Darker −40%#516167

More saturated +25%#ACCCD8

Less saturated −25%#C2C2C2

Channel breakdown

R187

G197

B201

Red187 (73.3%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue197.14°

Saturation (HSL)11.48%

Lightness76.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G C5 · B C9

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BBC5C9 (chemical formula)

Formula
189.774 g/mol
16 atoms

BBC5C9 has a molar mass of 189.774 g/mol, made up of 16 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × B, 14 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass189.774 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule16

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.1512714 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.1733224 × 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

B11.4%

C88.6%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 11.392%

Carbon (C × 14)168.154 g/mol, 88.608%

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