Colour

#BBCCC8

#BBCCC8
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BBCCC8 is a cyan with RGB values 187, 204, 200 and HSL 166°, 14%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BBCCC8#BBCCC8

HEX#BBCCC8

RGBrgb(187, 204, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8, 0.7843

RGB percentages73.3%, 80%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(165.9, 14.3%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(165.9, 8.3%, 80%)

CMYK8.3%, 0%, 2%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,307,656

CSS custom property--colour: #BBCCC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.58:1

Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#443337

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CACAC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7C7C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B7CDCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 7.2 Light grey · ΔE 7.6 Gainsboro · ΔE 9.6 Powder blue · ΔE 12.3 Light blue · ΔE 12.7 Dark grey · ΔE 13.2

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 7.17, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CCBBBF

Analogous#BBCCBF, #BBC7CC

Triadic#C8BBCC, #CCC8BB

Split complementary#CCBBC7, #CCBFBB

Tetradic#BFBBCC, #CCBBBF, #C7CCBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F5F8F7

Lighter +10%#D8E2E0

Darker −10%#9EB6B0

Darker −20%#81A099

Darker −30%#668880

Darker −40%#506B65

More saturated +25%#ACDBD0

Less saturated −25%#C3C3C3

Channel breakdown

R187

G204

B200

Red187 (73.3%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue165.88°

Saturation (HSL)14.29%

Lightness76.67%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G CC · B C8

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BBCCC8 (chemical formula)

Formula
141.73 g/mol
12 atoms

BBCCC8 has a molar mass of 141.73 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × B, 10 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass141.73 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.353482 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram4.2490233 × 10^21

Composition by mass

B15.3%

C84.7%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 15.254%

Carbon (C × 10)120.11 g/mol, 84.746%

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