Recognised as Colour

#C7B9BC

#C7B9BC
Red
Light
Nearest: Silver

#C7B9BC is a red with RGB values 199, 185, 188 and HSL 347°, 11%, 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

#C7B9BC#C7B9BC

HEX#C7B9BC

RGBrgb(199, 185, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.7255, 0.7373

RGB percentages78%, 72.5%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(347.1, 11.1%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347.1, 7%, 78%)

CMYK0%, 7%, 5.5%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,089,212

CSS custom property--colour: #C7B9BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.09:1

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

Contrast with black11.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#384643

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BBBBBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEBDBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CAB8BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 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 text11.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5.6 Dark grey · ΔE 9 Light grey · ΔE 9.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 12.7 Thistle · ΔE 12.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 17

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.64, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B9C7C4

Analogous#C7B9C3, #C7BDB9

Triadic#BCC7B9, #B9BCC7

Split complementary#B9C7BD, #B9C3C7

Tetradic#C3C7B9, #B9C7C4, #BDB9C7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4F2F2

Lighter +10%#DED5D7

Darker −10%#B09DA1

Darker −20%#9A8086

Darker −30%#80676C

Darker −40%#645054

More saturated +25%#D7A9B3

Less saturated −25%#C0C0C0

Channel breakdown

R199

G185

B188

Red199 (78%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue347.14°

Saturation (HSL)11.11%

Lightness75.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C7 · G B9 · B BC

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C7B9BC (chemical formula)

Formula
204.188 g/mol
18 atoms

C7B9BC has a molar mass of 204.188 g/mol, made up of 18 atoms across 2 elements: 8 × C, 10 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass204.188 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule18

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.3906215 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.9493118 × 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

C47.1%

B52.9%

Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 47.059%

Boron (B × 10)108.1 g/mol, 52.941%

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