Recognised as Colour

#BBCAC4

#BBCAC4
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BBCAC4 is a cyan with RGB values 187, 202, 196 and HSL 156°, 12%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BBCAC4#BBCAC4

HEX#BBCAC4

RGBrgb(187, 202, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7922, 0.7686

RGB percentages73.3%, 79.2%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(156, 12.4%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(156, 7.4%, 79.2%)

CMYK7.4%, 0%, 3%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,307,140

CSS custom property--colour: #BBCAC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.36:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#44353B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C9C8C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6C6C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B8CAC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 6.8 Light grey · ΔE 7.8 Gainsboro · ΔE 10 Dark grey · ΔE 12.6 Powder blue · ΔE 13.6 Light blue · ΔE 14.1

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 6.78, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CABBC1

Analogous#BBCABD, #BBC8CA

Triadic#C4BBCA, #CAC4BB

Split complementary#CABBC8, #CABDBB

Tetradic#BDBBCA, #CABBC1, #C8CABB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4F7F6

Lighter +10%#D8E0DD

Darker −10%#9EB4AB

Darker −20%#829D92

Darker −30%#678579

Darker −40%#51685F

More saturated +25%#ACD9C7

Less saturated −25%#C3C3C3

Channel breakdown

R187

G202

B196

Red187 (73.3%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue156°

Saturation (HSL)12.4%

Lightness76.27%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G CA · B C4

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BBCaC4 (chemical formula)

Formula
109.742 g/mol
7 atoms

BBCaC4 has a molar mass of 109.742 g/mol, made up of 7 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 1 × Ca, 4 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass109.742 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule7

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.8223088 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram5.4875442 × 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

B19.7%

Ca36.5%

C43.8%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 19.701%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 36.52%

Carbon (C × 4)48.044 g/mol, 43.779%

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