Recognised as Colour

#C1C8BF

#C1C8BF
Grey
Light
Nearest: Silver

#C1C8BF is a grey with RGB values 193, 200, 191 and HSL 107°, 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

#C1C8BF#C1C8BF

HEX#C1C8BF

RGBrgb(193, 200, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.7843, 0.749

RGB percentages75.7%, 78.4%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(106.7, 7.6%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(106.7, 4.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK3.5%, 0%, 4.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,699,839

CSS custom property--colour: #C1C8BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56408WCAG 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 12.28:1

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

Contrast with black12.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#3E3740

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C9C6BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7C6BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C1C7C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 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 text12.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5.9 Light grey · ΔE 7.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 9.6 Dark grey · ΔE 11.9 Powder blue · ΔE 16.6 Linen · ΔE 16.7

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.87, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C6BFC8

Analogous#C5C8BF, #BFC8C2

Triadic#BFC1C8, #C8BFC1

Split complementary#C2BFC8, #C8BFC5

Tetradic#BFC5C8, #C6BFC8, #C8C2BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6F7F6

Lighter +10%#DCE0DA

Darker −10%#A6B0A4

Darker −20%#8C9988

Darker −30%#72806E

Darker −40%#5A6556

More saturated +25%#B9D7B0

Less saturated −25%#C3C3C3

Channel breakdown

R193

G200

B191

Red193 (75.7%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue106.67°

Saturation (HSL)7.56%

Lightness76.67%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR C1 · G C8 · B BF

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C1C8BF (chemical formula)

Formula
137.907 g/mol
11 atoms

C1C8BF has a molar mass of 137.907 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 9 × C, 1 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass137.907 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.2899996 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram4.366813 × 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

C78.4%

B7.8%

F13.8%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 78.385%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 7.839%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 13.776%

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