Recognised as Colour

#BFE9CB

#BFE9CB
Green
Light
Nearest: Honeydew

#BFE9CB is a green with RGB values 191, 233, 203 and HSL 137°, 49%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Honeydew.

Colour values

#BFE9CB#BFE9CB

HEX#BFE9CB

RGBrgb(191, 233, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.9137, 0.7961

RGB percentages74.9%, 91.4%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(137.1, 48.8%, 83.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(137.1, 18%, 91.4%)

CMYK18%, 0%, 12.9%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,577,227

CSS custom property--colour: #BFE9CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness217.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.73:1

Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#401634

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E9E2C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#E1DDCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B9E8E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Honeydew · ΔE 16 Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.6 Beige · ΔE 16.9 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 18 Light yellow · ΔE 18.3 Light cyan · ΔE 18.8

Nearest named CSS colourHoneydew (#F0FFF0)ΔE 16.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E9BFDD

Analogous#C8E9BF, #BFE9E0

Triadic#CBBFE9, #E9CBBF

Split complementary#E0BFE9, #E9BFC8

Tetradic#BFC8E9, #E9BFDD, #E9E0BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E5F6EA

Darker −10%#99DCAC

Darker −20%#73CF8D

Darker −30%#4DC26E

Darker −40%#38A457

More saturated +25%#B4F4C6

Less saturated −25%#CADED0

Channel breakdown

R191

G233

B203

Red191 (74.9%)

Green233 (91.4%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue137.14°

Saturation (HSL)48.84%

Lightness83.14%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BF · G E9 · B CB

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BFe9CB (chemical formula)

Formula
536.236 g/mol
12 atoms

BFe9CB has a molar mass of 536.236 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 9 × Fe, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass536.236 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule8.9044083 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.1230393 × 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

B4%

Fe93.7%

C2.2%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 4.032%

Iron (Fe × 9)502.605 g/mol, 93.728%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 2.24%

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