Recognised as Colour

#BECBC9

#BECBC9
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BECBC9 is a cyan with RGB values 190, 203, 201 and HSL 171°, 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

#BECBC9#BECBC9

HEX#BECBC9

RGBrgb(190, 203, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7961, 0.7882

RGB percentages74.5%, 79.6%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(170.8, 11.1%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(170.8, 6.4%, 79.6%)

CMYK6.4%, 0%, 1%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,504,009

CSS custom property--colour: #BECBC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199 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#413436

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CAC9C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7C7C9no 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 1.4 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 5.7 Light grey · ΔE 6.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 8.6 Dark grey · ΔE 12.4 Light blue · ΔE 12.9 Powder blue · ΔE 13.1

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.66, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBBEC0

Analogous#BECBC3, #BEC6CB

Triadic#C9BECB, #CBC9BE

Split complementary#CBBEC6, #CBC3BE

Tetradic#C3BECB, #CBBEC0, #C6CBBE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7F8F8

Lighter +10%#DAE2E1

Darker −10%#A2B4B1

Darker −20%#859E9A

Darker −30%#6B8581

Darker −40%#546966

More saturated +25%#AFDAD3

Less saturated −25%#C4C4C4

Channel breakdown

R190

G203

B201

Red190 (74.5%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue170.77°

Saturation (HSL)11.11%

Lightness77.06%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BE · G CB · B C9

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BeCBC9 (chemical formula)

Formula
139.9322 g/mol
12 atoms

BeCBC9 has a molar mass of 139.9322 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Be, 10 × C, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass139.9322 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.3236288 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram4.3036133 × 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

Be6.4%

C85.8%

B7.7%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 6.44%

Carbon (C × 10)120.11 g/mol, 85.834%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 7.725%

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