Recognised as Colour

#BFC7CA

#BFC7CA
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BFC7CA is a cyan with RGB values 191, 199, 202 and HSL 196°, 9%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BFC7CA#BFC7CA

HEX#BFC7CA

RGBrgb(191, 199, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7804, 0.7922

RGB percentages74.9%, 78%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(196.4, 9.4%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(196.4, 5.4%, 79.2%)

CMYK5.4%, 1.5%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,568,522

CSS custom property--colour: #BFC7CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.24:1

Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#403835

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C5C6CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C3C5CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BCC8C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 3.8 Light grey · ΔE 5.8 Gainsboro · ΔE 8.7 Dark grey · ΔE 11 Light steelblue · ΔE 12.9 Light blue · ΔE 13.2

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 3.84, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CAC2BF

Analogous#BFCAC7, #BFC2CA

Triadic#CABFC7, #C7CABF

Split complementary#CABFC2, #CAC7BF

Tetradic#C7BFCA, #CAC2BF, #C2CABF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7F8F8

Lighter +10%#DBDFE1

Darker −10%#A3AFB3

Darker −20%#87969C

Darker −30%#6D7D83

Darker −40%#566367

More saturated +25%#B0CED9

Less saturated −25%#C4C4C4

Channel breakdown

R191

G199

B202

Red191 (74.9%)

Green199 (78%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue196.36°

Saturation (HSL)9.4%

Lightness77.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G C7 · B CA

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BFC7Ca (chemical formula)

Formula
153.963 g/mol
10 atoms

BFC7Ca has a molar mass of 153.963 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 4 elements: 1 × B, 1 × F, 7 × C, 1 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass153.963 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements4

Mass of one molecule2.5566158 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.9114208 × 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

B7%

F12.3%

C54.6%

Ca26%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 7.021%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 12.339%

Carbon (C × 7)84.077 g/mol, 54.609%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 26.031%

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