Recognised as Colour

#BEC9BA

#BEC9BA
Green
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BEC9BA is a green with RGB values 190, 201, 186 and HSL 104°, 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

#BEC9BA#BEC9BA

HEX#BEC9BA

RGBrgb(190, 201, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7882, 0.7294

RGB percentages74.5%, 78.8%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(104, 12.2%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(104, 7.5%, 78.8%)

CMYK5.5%, 0%, 7.5%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,503,482

CSS custom property--colour: #BEC9BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.25:1

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

Contrast with black12.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#413645

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CAC6B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#C8C5BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BEC8C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 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 text12.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 9.2 Light grey · ΔE 10.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 12 Dark grey · ΔE 13.8 Antique white · ΔE 17.1 Powder blue · ΔE 17.3

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 9.23, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C5BAC9

Analogous#C6C9BA, #BAC9BD

Triadic#BABEC9, #C9BABE

Split complementary#BEBAC9, #C9BAC6

Tetradic#BAC6C9, #C5BAC9, #C9BDBA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4F6F3

Lighter +10%#D9DFD7

Darker −10%#A3B39D

Darker −20%#889C81

Darker −30%#6E8367

Darker −40%#566750

More saturated +25%#B7D8AB

Less saturated −25%#C2C2C2

Channel breakdown

R190

G201

B186

Red190 (74.5%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue104°

Saturation (HSL)12.2%

Lightness75.88%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BE · G C9 · B BA

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BeC9Ba (chemical formula)

Formula
254.4412 g/mol
11 atoms

BeC9Ba has a molar mass of 254.4412 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Be, 9 × C, 1 × Ba.

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Molar mass

Molar mass254.4412 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.2250955 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.3668104 × 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

Be3.5%

C42.5%

Ba54%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 3.542%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 42.485%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 53.973%

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