Recognised as Colour

#BECDC9

#BECDC9
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Light grey

#BECDC9 is a cyan with RGB values 190, 205, 201 and HSL 164°, 13%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#BECDC9#BECDC9

HEX#BECDC9

RGBrgb(190, 205, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.8039, 0.7882

RGB percentages74.5%, 80.4%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(164, 13%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(164, 7.3%, 80.4%)

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

24-bit integer12,504,521

CSS custom property--colour: #BECDC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness200.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.77:1

Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#413236

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CCCBC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C9C9C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BBCECCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 6.7 Silver · ΔE 6.8 Gainsboro · ΔE 8.8 Powder blue · ΔE 12.7 Light blue · ΔE 13 Dark grey · ΔE 13.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 6.74, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDBEC2

Analogous#BECDC2, #BECACD

Triadic#C9BECD, #CDC9BE

Split complementary#CDBECA, #CDC2BE

Tetradic#C2BECD, #CDBEC2, #CACDBE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8F9F9

Lighter +10%#DBE3E1

Darker −10%#A1B7B1

Darker −20%#84A199

Darker −30%#698980

Darker −40%#536C65

More saturated +25%#B0DBD0

Less saturated −25%#C6C6C6

Channel breakdown

R190

G205

B201

Red190 (74.5%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue164°

Saturation (HSL)13.04%

Lightness77.45%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BE · G CD · B C9

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Also reads as

BeCdC9 (chemical formula)

Formula
229.5212 g/mol
11 atoms

BeCdC9 has a molar mass of 229.5212 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Be, 1 × Cd, 9 × C.

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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%

Cd49%

C47.1%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 3.927%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 48.976%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 47.098%

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