Recognised as Colour

#BFC8C4

#BFC8C4
Grey
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BFC8C4 is a grey with RGB values 191, 200, 196 and HSL 153°, 8%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BFC8C4#BFC8C4

HEX#BFC8C4

RGBrgb(191, 200, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7843, 0.7686

RGB percentages74.9%, 78.4%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(153.3, 7.6%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(153.3, 4.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK4.5%, 0%, 2%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,568,772

CSS custom property--colour: #BFC8C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.27:1

Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#40373B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7C7C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6C5C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#BDC8C7no 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 text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 4.5 Light grey · ΔE 6.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 8.9 Dark grey · ΔE 11.3 Light blue · ΔE 14.8 Powder blue · ΔE 15

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 4.47, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C8BFC3

Analogous#BFC8C0, #BFC7C8

Triadic#C4BFC8, #C8C4BF

Split complementary#C8BFC7, #C8C0BF

Tetradic#C0BFC8, #C8BFC3, #C7C8BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6F7F7

Lighter +10%#DAE0DD

Darker −10%#A4B0AB

Darker −20%#889991

Darker −30%#6E8078

Darker −40%#56655E

More saturated +25%#B0D7C6

Less saturated −25%#C3C3C3

Channel breakdown

R191

G200

B196

Red191 (74.9%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue153.33°

Saturation (HSL)7.56%

Lightness76.67%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BF · G C8 · B C4

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BFC8C4 (chemical formula)

Formula
173.94 g/mol
14 atoms

BFC8C4 has a molar mass of 173.94 g/mol, made up of 14 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 1 × F, 12 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass173.94 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule14

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.8883417 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.4621943 × 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

B6.2%

F10.9%

C82.9%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 6.215%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 10.922%

Carbon (C × 12)144.132 g/mol, 82.863%

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