Recognised as Colour

#BECBC8

#BECBC8
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BECBC8 is a cyan with RGB values 190, 203, 200 and HSL 166°, 11%, 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

#BECBC8#BECBC8

HEX#BECBC8

RGBrgb(190, 203, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7961, 0.7843

RGB percentages74.5%, 79.6%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(166.2, 11.1%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(166.2, 6.4%, 79.6%)

CMYK6.4%, 0%, 1.5%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,504,008

CSS custom property--colour: #BECBC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57829WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.57:1

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

Contrast with black12.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#413437

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CAC9C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7C7C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BBCCCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.5 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 text12.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5.8 Light grey · ΔE 6.3 Gainsboro · ΔE 8.7 Dark grey · ΔE 12.4 Light blue · ΔE 13.3 Powder blue · ΔE 13.3

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.79, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBBEC1

Analogous#BECBC2, #BEC8CB

Triadic#C8BECB, #CBC8BE

Split complementary#CBBEC7, #CBC2BE

Tetradic#C2BECB, #CBBEC1, #C7CBBE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7F8F8

Lighter +10%#DAE2E0

Darker −10%#A2B4B0

Darker −20%#859E98

Darker −30%#6B857F

Darker −40%#546964

More saturated +25%#AFDAD0

Less saturated −25%#C4C4C4

Channel breakdown

R190

G203

B200

Red190 (74.5%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue166.15°

Saturation (HSL)11.11%

Lightness77.06%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BE · G CB · B C8

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Also reads as

BeCBC8 (chemical formula)

Formula
127.9212 g/mol
11 atoms

BeCBC8 has a molar mass of 127.9212 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Be, 9 × C, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass127.9212 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.1241815 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram4.7076956 × 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

Be7%

C84.5%

B8.5%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 7.045%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 84.504%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 8.451%

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