Recognised as Colour

#BEC5BC

#BEC5BC
Grey
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BEC5BC is a grey with RGB values 190, 197, 188 and HSL 107°, 7%, 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

#BEC5BC#BEC5BC

HEX#BEC5BC

RGBrgb(190, 197, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7725, 0.7373

RGB percentages74.5%, 77.3%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(106.7, 7.2%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(106.7, 4.6%, 77.3%)

CMYK3.6%, 0%, 4.6%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,502,460

CSS custom property--colour: #BEC5BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.9 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#413A43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6C3BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C4C3BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BEC4C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 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 5.6 Light grey · ΔE 8 Gainsboro · ΔE 10.5 Dark grey · ΔE 11 Powder blue · ΔE 17.1 Light blue · ΔE 17.4

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.58, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C3BCC5

Analogous#C3C5BC, #BCC5BF

Triadic#BCBEC5, #C5BCBE

Split complementary#BFBCC5, #C5BCC3

Tetradic#BCC3C5, #C3BCC5, #C5BFBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3F4F3

Lighter +10%#D9DDD7

Darker −10%#A3ADA1

Darker −20%#899685

Darker −30%#6F7C6C

Darker −40%#576154

More saturated +25%#B5D5AC

Less saturated −25%#C1C1C1

Channel breakdown

R190

G197

B188

Red190 (74.5%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue106.67°

Saturation (HSL)7.2%

Lightness75.49%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BE · G C5 · B BC

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BeC5BC (chemical formula)

Formula
91.8882 g/mol
8 atoms

BeC5BC has a molar mass of 91.8882 g/mol, made up of 8 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Be, 6 × C, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass91.8882 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule8

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.5258395 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram6.5537694 × 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

Be9.8%

C78.4%

B11.8%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 9.808%

Carbon (C × 6)72.066 g/mol, 78.428%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 11.764%

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