Recognised as Colour

#C7C9BF

#C7C9BF
Green
Light
Nearest: Silver

#C7C9BF is a green with RGB values 199, 201, 191 and HSL 72°, 8%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#C7C9BF#C7C9BF

HEX#C7C9BF

RGBrgb(199, 201, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.7882, 0.749

RGB percentages78%, 78.8%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(72, 8.5%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(72, 5%, 78.8%)

CMYK1%, 0%, 5%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,093,311

CSS custom property--colour: #C7C9BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.54:1

Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#383640

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBC8BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#CAC8BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C8C8C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 6.1 Light grey · ΔE 6.7 Gainsboro · ΔE 9 Dark grey · ΔE 12.5 Linen · ΔE 15.4 Antique white · ΔE 15.4

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 6.08, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C1BFC9

Analogous#C9C6BF, #C2C9BF

Triadic#BFC7C9, #C9BFC7

Split complementary#BFC2C9, #C6BFC9

Tetradic#BFC9C6, #C1BFC9, #C9BFC2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7F8F6

Lighter +10%#DFE0DB

Darker −10%#AFB2A3

Darker −20%#979A88

Darker −30%#7E826D

Darker −40%#636656

More saturated +25%#D0D8B0

Less saturated −25%#C4C4C4

Channel breakdown

R199

G201

B191

Red199 (78%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue72°

Saturation (HSL)8.47%

Lightness76.86%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR C7 · G C9 · B BF

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C7C9BF (chemical formula)

Formula
221.984 g/mol
18 atoms

C7C9BF has a molar mass of 221.984 g/mol, made up of 18 atoms across 3 elements: 16 × C, 1 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass221.984 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule18

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.686131 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.7128715 × 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

C86.6%

B4.9%

F8.6%

Carbon (C × 16)192.176 g/mol, 86.572%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 4.87%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 8.558%

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