Recognised as Colour

#BEC9CD

#BEC9CD
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BEC9CD is a cyan with RGB values 190, 201, 205 and HSL 196°, 13%, 77%. 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

#BEC9CD#BEC9CD

HEX#BEC9CD

RGBrgb(190, 201, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7882, 0.8039

RGB percentages74.5%, 78.8%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(196, 13%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(196, 7.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK7.3%, 2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,503,501

CSS custom property--colour: #BEC9CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.43:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#413632

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7C8CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C4C6CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BACACAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5.1 Light grey · ΔE 6.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 8.7 Dark grey · ΔE 11.9 Light blue · ΔE 11.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 12.2

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.11, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDC2BE

Analogous#BECDCA, #BEC2CD

Triadic#CDBEC9, #C9CDBE

Split complementary#CDBEC2, #CDCABE

Tetradic#CABECD, #CDC2BE, #C2CDBE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8F9F9

Lighter +10%#DBE1E3

Darker −10%#A1B1B7

Darker −20%#8499A1

Darker −30%#698089

Darker −40%#53656C

More saturated +25%#B0D0DB

Less saturated −25%#C6C6C6

Channel breakdown

R190

G201

B205

Red190 (74.5%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue196°

Saturation (HSL)13.04%

Lightness77.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G C9 · B CD

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BeC9Cd (chemical formula)

Formula
229.5212 g/mol
11 atoms

BeC9Cd has a molar mass of 229.5212 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Be, 9 × C, 1 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass229.5212 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.8112892 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.6237841 × 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

Be3.9%

C47.1%

Cd49%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 3.927%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 47.098%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 48.976%

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