Recognised as Colour

#C2BEC5

#C2BEC5
Grey
Light
Nearest: Silver

#C2BEC5 is a grey with RGB values 194, 190, 197 and HSL 274°, 6%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#C2BEC5#C2BEC5

HEX#C2BEC5

RGBrgb(194, 190, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.7451, 0.7725

RGB percentages76.1%, 74.5%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(274.3, 5.7%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.3, 3.6%, 77.3%)

CMYK1.5%, 3.6%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,762,821

CSS custom property--colour: #C2BEC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.47:1

Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#3D413A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDBFC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEBFC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C2BFC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 4.1 Light grey · ΔE 8.2 Dark grey · ΔE 9.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 11.1 Thistle · ΔE 12.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 12.9

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 4.05, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C1C5BE

Analogous#BFBEC5, #C5BEC5

Triadic#C5C2BE, #BEC5C2

Split complementary#C5C5BE, #BEC5BF

Tetradic#C5BFBE, #C1C5BE, #BEC5C5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F5F4F5

Lighter +10%#DBD9DD

Darker −10%#A9A3AD

Darker −20%#8F8895

Darker −30%#766E7C

Darker −40%#5C5661

More saturated +25%#C4AFD4

Less saturated −25%#C2C2C2

Channel breakdown

R194

G190

B197

Red194 (76.1%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue274.29°

Saturation (HSL)5.69%

Lightness75.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G BE · B C5

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C2BeC5 (chemical formula)

Formula
93.0892 g/mol
8 atoms

C2BeC5 has a molar mass of 93.0892 g/mol, made up of 8 atoms across 2 elements: 7 × C, 1 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass93.0892 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule8

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5457825 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram6.4692153 × 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

C90.3%

Be9.7%

Carbon (C × 7)84.077 g/mol, 90.319%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 9.681%

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