Recognised as Colour

#C4BABC

#C4BABC
Grey
Light
Nearest: Silver

#C4BABC is a grey with RGB values 196, 186, 188 and HSL 348°, 8%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#C4BABC#C4BABC

HEX#C4BABC

RGBrgb(196, 186, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.7294, 0.7373

RGB percentages76.9%, 72.9%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(348, 7.8%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348, 5.1%, 76.9%)

CMYK0%, 5.1%, 4.1%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,892,860

CSS custom property--colour: #C4BABC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.1:1

Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

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

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#3B4543

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BBBBBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDBDBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C6B9BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

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

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 4.1 Dark grey · ΔE 8.1 Light grey · ΔE 9.1 Gainsboro · ΔE 12 Thistle · ΔE 13.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 16.4

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 4.11, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BAC4C2

Analogous#C4BAC1, #C4BDBA

Triadic#BCC4BA, #BABCC4

Split complementary#BAC4BD, #BAC1C4

Tetradic#C1C4BA, #BAC4C2, #BDBAC4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3F1F1

Lighter +10%#DCD5D7

Darker −10%#AC9FA1

Darker −20%#958387

Darker −30%#7B6A6D

Darker −40%#605255

More saturated +25%#D4AAB2

Less saturated −25%#BFBFBF

Channel breakdown

R196

G186

B188

Red196 (76.9%)

Green186 (72.9%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue348°

Saturation (HSL)7.81%

Lightness74.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C4 · G BA · B BC

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C4BaBC (chemical formula)

Formula
208.195 g/mol
7 atoms

C4BaBC has a molar mass of 208.195 g/mol, made up of 7 atoms across 3 elements: 5 × C, 1 × Ba, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass208.195 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule7

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.4571593 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.8925482 × 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

C28.8%

Ba66%

B5.2%

Carbon (C × 5)60.055 g/mol, 28.846%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 65.962%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 5.192%

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